Affectatious

//ˌæf.ɛkˈteɪ.ʃəs// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pretentious, artificial, fake, sham, feigned; doing something just for show.

    "At the same time, American intellectual and artistic elites, … help create a sophisticated, if sometimes affectatious urban mentality."

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"At the same time, American intellectual and artistic elites, … help create a sophisticated, if sometimes affectatious urban mentality."

Etymology

From affectation + -ous or + -ious.

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