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Definition of "affectedly" []

  • In an affected manner; hypocritically; with more show than reality. (adverb)
  • Lovingly; with tender care (adverb)

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Use "affectedly" in a sentence
  • ""Yes," he replied, drawling out the name affectedly, "I am M. Wilkie.""
  • "An _if_, or a _but_, or a mortified look, or a languid defence, or an ambiguous shake of the head, or a hasty word affectedly recalled, will demolish a character more effectually, than the whole artillery of malice when openly levelled against it."
  • "'affectedly' she had killed herself, and turned away from it."