affectedly

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affectedly

adverb more affectedly · most affectedly

In an affected manner; hypocritically; with more show than reality. 1614, Thomas Lodge (translator), The Workes of Lucius Annæus Seneca, London: William Stansby, Epistles to Lucilius, Epist. 115, p. 463, The speech is the Image of the minde: if a man mince it, disguise and polish it ouer curiously, it is a signe that he which speaketh it, is an hypocrite, and little
obsolete Lovingly; with tender care. […] letters sadly penn’d in blood, With sleided silk feat and affectedly Enswathed, and seal'd to curious secrecy.
obsolete With intention, intentionally, deliberately. […] the Excelsi or high places mentioned in the sacred Story, wherein the Heathen performed idolatrous rites unto their Idols, were commonly groves, affectedly sited upon some mountainous place, without any House or Temple.

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adv in an affected manner

Português	afetadamente
Deutsch	blasiert, affektiert, gekünstelt, prätentiös

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@misc{affectedly_2026,
  title = {affectedly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/affectedly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}