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Starched vs Affected - What's the difference?

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Starched is a related term of affected.


As verbs the difference between starched and affected

is that starched is (starch) while affected is (affect).

As adjectives the difference between starched and affected

is that starched is of or pertaining to a garment which has had starch applied while affected is influenced or changed by something.

As a noun affected is

someone , as by a disease.

starched

English

Verb

(head)
  • (starch)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to a garment which has had starch applied.
  • Stiff, formal, rigid; prim and proper.
    • (Swift)

    Quotations

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    affected

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • influenced or changed by something
    • The affected compass was impossible to use, so we got lost.
  • simulated in order to impress
    • He spoke with an affected English accent.
  • Emotionally moved; touched.
  • (algebra, archaic) adfected
    • an affected equation
  • Resulting from a mostly negative physical effect or transformation

    • See also

    * affectation

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone , as by a disease.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (affect)
    • The thunderstorm affected the compass, and we got lost.

    See also

    * effected