Entry Word: affected

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 lacking in natural or spontaneous quality <affected laughter at the principalʼs jokes> <an affected southern accent> — see artificial 1
2 self-consciously trying to present an appearance of grandeur or importance <with her pinkie extended, the four-year-old held her tiny teacup in that affected manner that some women have> — see pretentious 1