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/ˌæf.ɛkˈteɪ.ʃəs/ · adjective
Pretentious, artificial, fake, sham, feigned; doing something just for show..
At the same time, American intellectual and artistic elites, … help create a sophisticated, if sometimes affectatious urban mentality.
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Affectatious means Pretentious, artificial, fake, sham, feigned; doing something just for show..
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At the same time, American intellectual and artistic elites, … help create a sophisticated, if sometimes affectatious urban mentality.
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