Word: affectedly
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: af
fect
ed
ly
Definition: In an affected manner; hypocritically; with more show than reality.
Morphemes:
Affix: affect
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume. To make a false display of.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: affectāre
Language: la
Decoded: affectare
Meaning: to strive after, aim to do, pursue, imitate with dissimulation, feign
Affix: -ed
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: As an extension of the above, when used along with an adjective preceding the noun, describes something that has an object of a particular quality.
Affix: -ly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adverbs from adjectives.