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Rank | Letters | Answer | Clue | |
1 | 99% | 8 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 36% | 12 | Artificial or pretentious speech | |
3 | 33% | 15 | Exhibiting pretentious or artificial behavior | |
Artificial Or Pretentious Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "AFFECTED" which means:
- adjective
- • Acted upon; influenced
- • Speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression
- • Being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion verb
- • To influence or alter.
- • To move to emotion.
- • Of an illness or condition, to infect or harm (a part of the body).
- • To dispose or incline.
- • To tend to by affinity or disposition.
- • To assign; to appoint.
- • To make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume. to make a false display of.
- • To aim for, to try to obtain.
- • To feel affection for (someone); to like, be fond of.
- • To show a fondness for (something); to choose. noun
- • Someone affected, as by a disease.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The affected area of the city was completely destroyed in the earthquake."
- • "The affected communities were in desperate need of assistance after the hurricane."
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