AFFECTIOUS

PRONUNCIATION: (uh-FEK-shuhs)

MEANING: adjective: Affectionate or cordial.

ETYMOLOGY: Via French, from Latin afficere (to affect or influence). Earliest documented use: 1580.

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AFFECTUOUS - laden with projected emotional meaning

OAFFECTIOUS - replete with contagious stupidity

AFFICTIOUS - made up out of whole cloth