affectedly

American  

[uh-fekt-id-lee] / əˈfɛkt ɪd li /

adverb

1. in a way characterized by affectation; artificially or with a false manner of speaking or moving adopted for effect.

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Example Sentences

Mulligan is so good here that she lays bare some of her co-star’s more studied artifice, including a few overly imitative Bernstein-isms and some affectedly nasal vocal delivery.

From Los Angeles Times

"Here, Comer speaks in an affectedly sanded-down version of her own Scouse accent, like Tessa has deliberately smoothed out her vowels in the name of blending in with her posher peers."

From BBC

It's now used frequently by conservatives on social media as a derogatory term for people they find affectedly delicate.

From Los Angeles Times

Though Rohingya have lived in the Buddhist-majority country for generations, they are widely, and affectedly, referred to as Bengalis, to convey the false impression that they are intruders from neighboring Bangladesh.

From Time

The pink-hued hotel suffers dilapidation in the affectedly quaint way that unleashes “likes” on Instagram or, even better, bookings on Airbnb.

From BusinessWeek