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affectatious

UK/ˌæf.ɛkˈteɪ.ʃəs/

affectatious adjective: pretentious, artificial, fake, sham, feigned; doing something just for show.

Adjective

affectatious (comparative more affectatious, superlative most affectatious)

  1. Pretentious, artificial, fake, sham, feigned; doing something just for show.
    • At the same time, American intellectual and artistic elites, … help create a sophisticated, if sometimes affectatious urban mentality.2004, “Chapter Two”, in The Hidden Handshake: National Identity and Europe in the Post-Communist World (Political Science), Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 54

Forms of affectatious

comparativemore affectatious
superlativemost affectatious

Origin of affectatious

From affectation + -ous or + -ious.

Words formed from affectatious

Questions about affectatious

What does affectatious mean?
Affectatious means pretentious, artificial, fake, sham, feigned; doing something just for show.
What part of speech is affectatious?
Affectatious is an adjective.
How do you pronounce affectatious?
Affectatious is pronounced /ˌæf.ɛkˈteɪ.ʃəs/ (UK).

Words near affectatious in the dictionary

  1. affectational
  2. affectationally
  3. affectationist
  4. affectationists
  5. affectations
  6. affectatious
  7. affectatiously
  8. affectative
  9. affected
  10. affected equation
  11. affected equations

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