Ossianic and Affected

(a.) Of or pertaining to or characteristic of, Ossian, a legendary Erse or Celtic bard.

verb

• Have an effect upon.
  • usage: "Will the new rules affect me"
  • synonyms: affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
• Act physically on; have an effect upon.
  • usage: "the medicine affects my heart rate"
  • synonyms: affect
• Connect closely and often incriminatingly.
  • usage: "This new ruling affects your business"
  • synonyms: involve, affect, regard
• Make believe with the intent to deceive.
  • usage: "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"
  • synonyms: feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
• Have an emotional or cognitive impact upon.
  • usage: "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"
  • synonyms: affect, impress, move, strike

adjective

• Acted upon; influenced.
• Speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression.
  • synonyms: unnatural
• Being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion.
  • usage: "too moved to speak"; "very touched by the stranger's kindness"
  • synonyms: moved, stirred, touched

• (p.p.&a.) Regarded with affection; beloved.
• (p.p.&a.) Given to false show; assuming or pretending to possess what is not natural or real.
• (imp.&p.p.) of Affect.
• (p.p.&a.) Made up of terms involving different powers of the unknown quantity; adfected; as, an affected equation.
• (p.p.&a.) Assumed artificially; not natural.
• (p.p.&a.) Inclined; disposed; attached.