affected (adj.) Copy link Outline I. Assumed, hypocritical1. sĭmŭlātus, fictus2. ascītus (v. rare)3. quaesītusII. Unnatural and offensive in style, manner, etc.1. pūtĭdus2. mŏlestus (cf. AFFECTATION, 3) • affected (adj.): I. Assumed, hypocritical: 1. sĭmŭlātus, fictus: v. feigned, false. 2. ascītus (v. rare): a certain natural, not a. wittiness, nativus quidam lepor non a., Nepos. 3. quaesītus: a. affability, q. comitas, Tac. II. Unnatural and offensive in style, manner, etc.: 1. pūtĭdus: even Demosthenes is censured as a., etiam Demosthenes exagitatur ut p., Cic.: I am afraid it will seem a., vereor ne putidum sit, Cic. 2. mŏlestus (cf. affectation, 3): a. words, m. verba, Ov.: a more a. expression of countenance, vultus molestior, Quint.