Affected
Affected adjective - Self-consciously trying to present an appearance of grandeur or importance.
Usage example: with her pinkie extended, the four-year-old held her tiny teacup in that affected manner that some women have
Lordly and affected are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lordly" instead an adjective "Affected".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- ostentatious and affected
- ostentatious and lordly
- self-important and affected
- self-important and lordly
- haughty and affected
- haughty and lordly
- pretentious and affected
- pretentious and lordly
- grandiose and affected
- grandiose and lordly
- pompous and affected
- pompous and lordly
- conceited and affected
- conceited and lordly
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Lordly and Affected. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/affected/lordly
Affected & Lordly. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/affected/lordly>.
Lordly or Affected. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/affected/lordly.
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