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Definition of Affectedly
1. Adverb. In an affected manner.
Definition of Affectedly
1. adv. In an affected manner; hypocritically; with more show than reality.
Definition of Affectedly
1. Adverb. In an affected manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Affectedly
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Affectedly
Literary usage of Affectedly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1880)
"affectedly modest, prudish, S. "She looks u mint, м if batter would па melt in
... affectedly moderate at the table, S. 3. Affected in the mode of speaking, ..."
2. The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature by Tobias George Smollett (1807)
"In this respect the grammar (as it is rather affectedly called) before us, is
unobjectionable. ... affectedly ..."
3. London: Being an Accurate History and Description of the British Metropolis by David Hughson (1805)
"... affectedly, that he might tell James, by her youthful disposition, how unlikely
he was to come to the throne he so much thirsted after *. ..."
4. Memoirs of the Countess de Genlis: Illustrative of the History of the by Stéphanie Félicité Genlis (1825)
"... to understand, sometimes requires an interpreter; she,- and the younger Madame
d'Egmont, are the last of the race of affectedly nice ladies, ..."
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