1. Acted upon; influenced.
2. Speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression; SYN. unnatural.
3. Emotionally affected; SYN. stirred, touched.
ETYM Latin artificialis, from artificium: cf. French artificiel. Related to Artifice.
1. Artificially formal; SYN. contrived, stilted.
2. Contrived by art rather than nature; SYN. unreal.
3. Not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes.
ETYM Cf. French cérémonieux, Latin Caerimoniosus.
Rigidly formal or bound by convention; SYN. conventional.
ETYM Old Eng. coi quiet, still, Old Fren. coi, coit, fromL. quietus quiet, p. p. of quiescere to rest, quie rest; prob. akin to Eng. while. Related to While, Quiet, Quit, Quite.
1. Affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way; SYN. demure, overmodest.
2. Modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures.
3. Showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement.
ETYM Latin factitius, from facere to make. Related to Fact, Fetich.
Not produced by natural forces.
Produced by humans or artificial forces; artificial; spurious.
ETYM From Lackadaisy, interj.
Idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way.
ETYM French pompeux, Latin pomposus. Related to Pomp.
1. Ostentatious; pretentious; boastful; vainlorious.
2. (Obsolete) Displaying pomp; stately; showy with grandeur; magnificent.
ETYM Old Fren. prim, prin, prime, first, principal. sharp, thin, piercing, from Latin primus first. Related to Prime.
Formal; precise; affectedly neat or nice (sometimes in too fine a way).
Like a prude; very formal and moralizing; pretending to high virtue.
1. Consisting of or containing starch
2. Rigidly formal; SYN. stiff, buckram.