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Artificial in manner or adopted to create a particular impression.

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affected

Her affected accent disappeared when she spoke with her childhood friends.
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At the preview, a guest adopted an affected manner, using grand phrases he did not use in ordinary conversation.
From The Exhibition and Its Labels.
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