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arty (informal) displaying an affected or ostentatious artistic manner or interest.
atherosclerosis a form of arteriosclerosis in which deposits of fatty nodules collect on the inner walls of arteries, often accompanied by degeneration of the affected areas.
beery produced or affected by beer. [1/2 definitions]
blight to become affected by blight. [1/5 definitions]
cancerous pertaining to or affected with the disease of cancer. [1/2 definitions]
catalysis the introduction or intervention of a substance that causes or speeds up a chemical reaction without being affected itself. [1/2 definitions]
catalyst a substance that produces or speeds up a chemical reaction without being affected itself. [2 definitions]
celiac related to or affected by celiac disease. [1/2 definitions]
chill affected by the sensation of coldness. [1/16 definitions]
cursor a movable marker on a computer screen that indicates the point that will be affected by input from the user.
curve a line graph that represents a single variable affected by changing conditions. [1/7 definitions]
cutesy (informal) straining to be attractive, clever, or the like; affected, forced, or in questionable taste.
depression (cap.) the Great Depression, an economic downturn that affected the United States and other countries from 1929 to 1939, causing large-scale unemployment and hardship for millions of people. [1/7 definitions]
devastated emotionally overwhelmed; severely affected. [1/2 definitions]
diseased affected by disease or illness.
drunk moved by something to the extent that one's mind, body, or emotions are affected. [1/6 definitions]
dry gangrene gangrene that results from an arterial obstruction, characterized by mummification of the affected tissue but no infection.
euphuism an affected, artificial, ornate style of writing or speaking, characterized by elaborate alliteration, far-fetched figures of speech, and the like.
fait accompli (French) a wholly completed deed or accomplishment, esp. one that appears irreversible and has been done without an affected person's prior knowledge.
frou-frou something that is elaborate or affected, esp. clothing or the decoration on it. [1/2 definitions]
ground wave a radio wave traveling on or near the earth's surface and affected by its curvature, atmosphere, and the like.