Affected and Stiff

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Affected

Affected adjective - Lacking in natural or spontaneous quality.
Usage example: an affected southern accent
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Stiff is a synonym for affected in contrived topic. In some cases you can use "Stiff" instead an adjective "Affected", when it comes to topics like pretended, changed in a bad or artificial way.
Nearby Words: affect, affection, affectation, affecting, affectedly

Stiff

Stiff adjective - Incapable of or highly resistant to bending.
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Affected is a synonym for stiff. Sometimes you can use "Affected" instead an adjective "Stiff".
Nearby Words: stiffen, stiffness, stiffed, stiffly, stiffened

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  • He speaks with a blend of English RP (which suits his status as stiff upper lip officer) and Trans-Atlantic, which is generally used to sound "cool", but has the side-effect of sounding slightly bogus, cheesy and affected.
    Source: Unexplained Accent
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