affectedly
- adverb
- /əˈfɛktɪdli/
:
de manera artificial
- She spoke affectedly, forcing her words to sound overly dramatic and insincere.
Examples
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At the party, he laughed affectedly, trying to impress everyone with his false charm.
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In front of him, I acted affectedly, artificially, and formally.
Fiction book (1998) -
Deleuze often spoke in an affectedly exaggerated manner, so straight away he talks in terms of love and hate.
Blog text (9) -
[affectedly]
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(Sighs affectedly)
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[Mutters affectedly]
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The actor performed affectedly, using exaggerated gestures that felt unnatural on stage.
Synonyms
3
7.9
To act in a way that attracts attention and impresses people
3
7.7
Speak in a smooth way that does not seem honest
1
7.7
In a proud, showy way to seem more important than others
1
7.6
In a way that tries to seem more important or special than it is
1
8.8
In a stiff, formal way that does not feel natural
1
9.8
Speaks or acts in a too friendly way that does not seem honest
1
9.4
To praise someone too much so it does not sound sincere
In a showy, proud way using big, fancy words
In a short way that gives moral advice and sounds self-important
In a shy, silly way that shows little confidence
Antonyms
How Pretentious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Affectedly comes from affect and the ending -ly. Affect used to mean 'to put on' or 'to pretend', like putting on a mask, so to act affectedly is to behave in a fake, not natural, way.