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affectedly

Meanings
  • adverb

    Affectedly means putting on an affected or feigned manner, often to convey insincerity or exaggerated emotion.

Rhymes
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affect , effect , affectation , vex , next , perplex , complex , heave , leave , grieve , believe , reprieve , relieve , relieve , deceieve , receive , conceive , perceive , receive , deceive , believe , conceive , achieve , believe , conceive , achieve , believe , conceive , achieve , believe
Homophones
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  1. affect (en) : to influence or produce an effect on something or someone

  2. effect (en) : a result or consequence of an action or other cause

Variants
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affected , affectedly , affectedness , affectednesses
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affectedly (adverb)

Etymology
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From Old French 'affecter' meaning 'to act' or 'to influence'. The modern English term developed in the 15th century.

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  1. The term 'affected' was first used in English literature in the 1400s.

  2. In psychology, 'affect' refers to a person's emotional state or expression.

  3. The term 'affected' is often used in medical contexts to describe symptoms that are not genuine or indicative of an underlying condition.

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  1. insincerity: The quality of being insincere or disingenuous, often indicated by affected behavior or language.

  2. mannerism: A mannerism is a habitual but relatively involuntary behavior or gesture, often used as a manner of self-expression.

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  1. Leinart laughs with his friends about the parallels with his favorite TV show, but he's sensitive about the perception that he's an "affected" socialite.

    - Michael Silver,{it}Sports Illustrated{/it},23 July 2007

  2. … he accused the literary establishment of eschewing good clean writing and advancing "affected", artsy prose instead.

    - Judith Shulevitz,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},9 Sept. 2001

  3. With a workmanlike thoroughness, they alter their diction and mannerisms for each new role—for example, Kidman drops her voice at least half an octave and adopts a suitably tailored upper-class accent to portray an "affected" starlet who carries a teddy bear to surreptitious trysts.

    - Celia Wren,{it}Commonweal{/it},26 Feb. 1999

  4. Without this fraught boundary between old money and new, between inherited and "affected" tastes, some of our greatest writers would have had to find something else to write about.

    - E. B. Harper,{it}Civilization{/it},June/July 2000
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In literature, 'affectedly' is often used to describe characters who feign emotions or manners to manipulate others or to appear more refined. In art, it can be used to describe a style that is overly ornate or affected.

How to Memorize "affectedly"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize someone putting on an affected manner, perhaps exaggerating their emotions or speech.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'affectedly' with insincerity or feigned behavior.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic by remembering that 'affectedly' means 'putting on an affected manner'.

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