affectional

[uh-fek-shuh-nl]

adjective

1. relating to or implying affection.

Other Word Forms

• affectionally adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of affectional¹

First recorded in 1855–60; affection ¹ + -al ¹

Example Sentences

Jul – who is known for his affectionally grotesque caricatures – was commissioned to give a modern take on the tale, with the book being the latest in a programme of annual gifts to French pre-adolescents.

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Today, the town is affectionally known as “the capital of pyrotechnics.”

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So, a few weeks ago, I wake our sleeping beauty up around 8 a.m. to get her ready for her early learning daycare program, which we all affectionally call "school."

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Their picture can be read as a tribute to partnership, artistic, or affectional, or both.

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Hatters fan Richard Armstrong, 40, was just three years old when he first visited Kenilworth Road and has a unique perspective on the "old girl", as it's affectionally known by many Luton fans.

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