Affecting
Affecting adjective - Having the power to affect the feelings or sympathies.
Usage example: the affecting final scene in the play, when the children are reunited with their father
Deadpan
Deadpan adjective - Not expressing any emotion.
Both words in one sentence
- He's an Insufferable Genius, and those who don't heed his instructions and warnings and get themselves into trouble in his crazy world will get No Sympathy from him; he's often more concerned about their trouble affecting his sweets and a Deadpan Snarker with regards to their fates.
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