affectated

English

Etymology

From Latin affectātus, perfect passive participle of affectō (“strive after”).

Adjective

affectated (comparative more affectated, superlative most affectated)

1. (obsolete) affected

Synonyms

• pretended
• imitated

References

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “affectated”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.