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Definition: Affectedly |
AffectedlyAdverb1. In an affected manner. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "affectedly" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1609. (references) |
Crosswords: Affectedly |
| English words defined with "affectedly": act ♦ Canting, chichi, coy ♦ dainty, demure, dissemble ♦ Epigrammatizer, Euphuistic ♦ goody-goody, grandiose ♦ hammy, hifalutin, highfalutin, highfaluting, hoity-toity ♦ la-di-da ♦ mincing ♦ niminy-piminy ♦ overmodest, Overwise ♦ plummy, pose, pretend, prim, Purism ♦ Rose-water ♦ simper, smirk, Strout ♦ Tossy, twee. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "affectedly": Tossy. (references) |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Emma | Austen, Jane | The thing is determined, that is (laughing affectedly) as far as I can presume to determine any thing without the concurrence of my lord and master. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Affectedly" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Affectedly" is used about 6 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adverb (general) | 100% | 6 | 143,867 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "affectedly"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | väkinäisesti (in a constrained manner), teennäisesti (in an affected manner). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | affektiert (affected, drawling, finical, lackadaisical, La-di-da, mincing, pseud, smirkingly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | με επιτήδευσιν. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 乙に澄ます (to pose affectedly serene). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | おつにすます (to pose affectedly serene). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | affectedlyay afetadamente. (various references) afectat (affected, Arty, curious, demure, demurely, euphuistic, far fetched, finical, finicking, gushing, highfalutin, highfaluting, high-flown, lackadaisical, La-di-da, mannered, miminy-piminy, mincing, namby-pamby, niminy-piminy, preciously, pretty, primly, recherche, scenic, self conscious, stilted, studied, swollen, theatrical). (various references) притворно (falsely, feigningly). (various references) afectadamente. (various references) удавано (studiedly), облудно (craftily), нещиро, манірно. (various references) m u mè (affected, apish, butter, mincing, scenic, scenical, theatrical), không tự nhiên (affected, factitious, far-fetched, theatrical), giả tạo (affected, factitious, unnatural), điệu bộ (affected, attitude, gesture, mincing, theatrical). (various references) barddonllyd (affectedly poetic), barddoni%aidd (affectedly poetic, bardic). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words ending with "affectedly": unaffectedly. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "affectedly" (pronounced 'Af*fect"ed*ly'): Abandonedly, Abasedly, Abashedly, Abhorrently, Abidingly, Abjectly, Abnormally, Abominably, Aboriginally, Abortively, Abruptly, Absently, Absolutely, Absorbedly, Abstinently, Abstractedly, Abstractively, Abstractly, Abstrusely, Absurdly, Abundantly, Abusively, Abysmally, Academically, Accentually, Acceptably, Acceptedly, Accessarily, Accessibly, Accessorily, Accidentally, Accommodately, Accordantly, Accordingly, Accountably, Accurately, Accusatively, Accusatorially, Accusingly, Accustomably, Accustomarily, Achromatically, Acidly, Acknowledgedly, Acoustically, Acquiescently, Acquisitively, Acridly, Acrimoniously, Acrocephaly, Acromegaly, Acronycally, Acrostically, Actionably, Actively, Actually, Acutely, Adaptly, Additionally, Adequately, Adherently, Adhesively, Adjacently, Adjectivally, Adjectively, Adjunctively, Adjunctly, Admirably, Admittedly, Adorably, Adoringly, Adorningly, Adroitly, Adulterously, Advantageously, Adventurously, Adverbially, Adversely, Advisably, Advisedly, Aerially, Affably, Affectingly, Affectionately, Affectively, Affirmatively, Afflictively, Affluently, Affrightedly, Affrontedly, Affrontingly, Agamically, Agedly, Aggravatingly, Aggregately, Agilely, Agitatedly, Agonistically, Agonizingly, Agreeably, Agreeingly, Airily, Alacriously, Alarmedly, Alchemically, Alertly, Algebraically, Alimentally, Allenarly, Allodially, Allopathically, Allowably, Allowedly, Allusively, Almightily, Alphabetically, Alterably, Alternately, Alternatively, Amatorially, Amazedly, Ambidextrously, Ambiguously, Ambitiously, Amblingly, Ambrosially, Amenably, Amiably, Amicably, Amorously, Amphibiously, Amphiboly, Amphitheatrically, Amply, Anacamptically, Analogically, Analytically, Anatomically, Ancestorially, Anciently, Angelically, Angerly, Angrily, Angularly, Animally, Animatedly, Anniversarily, Annually, Anomalistically, Anomalously, Anomaly, Anonymously, Answerably, Antecedently, Anteriorly, Antichristianly, Anticly, Antiquely, Antiseptically, Antithetically, Anxiously, Apathetically, Apertly, Aphoristically, Apishly, Apocalyptically, Apocryphally, Apologetically, Apostolically, Apparently, Appearingly, Appellatively, Applicatorily, Appliedly, Appreciatingly, Apprehensively, Appropriately, Approvedly, Approximately, Appulsively, Aptly, Arbitrarily, Archetypally, Archly, Arcuately, Ardently, Arduously, Argutely, Arithmetically, Arrantly, Arrogantly, Artfully, Articularly, Articulately, Artificially, Artlessly, Artly, Asexually, Ashamedly, ASSEMBLY, Assistantly, Assumably, Assumedly, Assuredly, Astatically, Astonishedly, Astringently, Atmospherically, Atomically, Attemperly, Attently, Attributively, Audaciously, Audibly, Augustly, Auricularly, Austerely, Authentically, Authenticly, Authorly, Autogenously, Automatically, Autoptically, Auxiliarly, Avaiably, Aversely, Avidiously, Avisely, Awfully, Awkly, Axially, Axiomatically, Backwardly, Badly, Baggily, Bakingly, Baldly, Balefully, Balkingly, Balmily, Baptismally, Barbarously, Barefacedly, Barely, Barometrically, Barrenly, Barruly, Basely, Bashfully, Bastardly, Bawdily, Bayardly, Beamily, Beamingly, Beastly, Becomingly, Befittingly, Behovely, Bellicosely, Belligerently, Beneficently, Beneficially, Benignly, Beseemly, Besottingly, Bestially, Biblically, Bibulously, Biennially, Bifariously, Bigly, Bigotedly, Billy, Bindingly, Binocularly, Bitingly, Bitterly, Blackguardly, Blackly, Blamelessly, Blandly, Blankly, Blasphemously, Blatantly, Blessedly, Blightingly, Blindly, Blithely, Blolly, Bloodily, Bloomingly, Bluely, Blunderingly, Bluntly, Blushingly, Blusteringly, Boastingly, Bobfly, Boilingly, Boisterously, Boldly, Bonnily, Booly, botchedly, botcherly, Botfly, Bouncingly, Bowingly, Boyishly, Braggingly, Bragly, Brainsickly, Brambly, Bravely, Bravingly, Brawlingly, Brazenly, Breathlessly, Brenningly, Briefly, Brightly, Brilliantly, Briskly, Bristly, Brittlely, Broadly, Brokenly, Brokerly, Brutally, Brutely, Bubbly, Buffoonly, Bunglingly, Burglariously, Burly, Busily, Butcherly, Butterfly, Buzzingly, Cabalistically, Calmly, Camously, Candidly, Cankeredly, Cannibally, Cannily, Canonically, Capaciosly, Capitally, Capitularly, Captiously, Carefully, Carelessly, Caressingly, Carnally, Carousingly, Cartographically, Casually, Catchfly, Catechetically, Categorically, Catholicly, Causatively, Caustically, Causticily, Cautiously, Cavalierly, Cavally, Cavilingly, Celestially, Centennially, Centrally, Ceremonially, Ceremoniously, Certainly, Chanceably, Chandlerly, Changeably, Chaotically, Chargeably, Charily, Charitably, Chastely, Cheaply, Cheerfully, Cheerily, Cheeringly, Chely, Chemically, Chidingly, Chiefly, Childishly, Chimerically, Chirpingly, Chirurgeonly, Chivalrously, Choicely, Cholericly, Chorally, Christly. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-d-e-e-f-f-l-t-y" | |
-2 letters: affected, facetely. | |
-3 letters: cleated, clefted, deflate, deflect, effaced, faceted. | |
-4 letters: acetyl, affect, clayed, dactyl, daftly, deafly, deface, defeat, defect, deflea, deftly, delate, efface, effect, elated, facete, fealty, featly, felted, flayed, fleecy, fleyed, flyted, leafed, talced, yaffed. | |
-5 letters: acted, cadet, clade, cleat, cleft, daffy, dealt, decaf, decal, decay, defat, delay, delft, delta, eclat, elate, elect, faced, facet, fated, fatly, fayed, fecal, fetal, feted, fleet, flyte, laced, lacey, lated, layed, leady, leafy, lefty, lycea, lycee, taffy, telae. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-d-e-e-f-f-l-t-y" | |
+2 letters: unaffectedly. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 66 66 65 63 74 65 64 6C 79 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- ..-. ..-. . -.-. - . -.. .-.. -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01100110 01100110 01100101 01100011 01110100 01100101 01100100 01101100 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A f f e c t e d l y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0066 0066 0065 0063 0074 0065 0064 006C 0079 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)35727271698671707891 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Quotations: Fiction 4. Usage Frequency | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Derivations 7. Rhymes 8. Anagrams | 9. Orthography 10. Bibliography |
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