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affectatiously

affectatiously adverb: in an affectatious manner; with affectation or pretension.

Adverb

affectatiously (comparative more affectatiously, superlative most affectatiously)

  1. In an affectatious manner; with affectation or pretension.

Forms of affectatiously

comparativemore affectatiously
superlativemost affectatiously

Origin of affectatiously

From affectatious + -ly.

Questions about affectatiously

What does affectatiously mean?
Affectatiously means in an affectatious manner; with affectation or pretension.
What part of speech is affectatiously?
Affectatiously is an adverb.

Words near affectatiously in the dictionary

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

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