ETYM Latin affectus.
Psychology, emotion, especially as it leads to action (as opposed to effect).
The conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion.

ETYM Latin affectatio: cf. French affectation.
A deliberate pretense or exaggerated display; SYN. mannerism, pose.

Providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities; SYN. campy.

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.

The affectation of being demure in a provocative way; SYN. demureness.

1. To cough spasmodically; SYN. whoop.
2. To cut away.
3. To fix a computer program piecemeal until it works; SYN. hack on.
4. To informal: be able to manage or manage successfully; SYN. cut.
5. To kick on the arms; in basketball.
6. To kick on the shins; in rugby.
7. To significantly cut up a manuscript; SYN. cut up.

1. To execute with exaggerated speech or gestures; overact
2. To overplay a part

To chop up, as of potatoes.

1. To cut into small pieces
2. To make less severe or harsh; SYN. soften, moderate.
3. To walk daintily.