AFFECT'ED, participle passive 1. Impressed; moved, or touched, either in person or in interest; having suffered some change by external force, loss, danger, and the like; as, we are more or less affected by the failure of the bank. 2. Touched in the feelings; having the feelings excited; as, affected with cold or heat. 3. Having the passions moved; as, affected with sorrow or joy. 4. adjective Inclined, or disposed; followed by to; as, well affected to government. 5. adjective Given to false show; assuming, or pretending to possess what is not natural or real; as, an affected lady. 6. adjective Assumed artificially; not natural; as, affected airs.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI