attitudinariann.
/ˌatɪtjuːdɪˈnɛːrɪən/ 1. One who studies and practises attitudes.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [noun] > affected person
affecter1607
snuffler1642
languisher1713
attitudinarian1756
attitudinizer1824
pseudo1829
posturer1833
posturist1857
poseur1869
affectationist1873
Turveydrop1877
posturant1882
poser1888
four-flusher1904
gobdaw1947
nerd1951
pseud1954
jive-ass1964
1756 Cowper in Connoisseur No. 138. 831 The pests and nuisances of society,..the Attitudinarians and Face-makers. These accompany every word with a peculiar grimace or gesture.
1831 J. Boaden Life Mrs. Jordan I. xiii. 310 Dancing was certainly more strictly a science, and either the jumper or the attitudinarian undervalued by the masters of the art.
1870 Contemp. Rev. 15 281 The attitudinarians of the Ritualistic Churches.
2. attributive or quasi-adj.
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1823 Examiner 9 June 379/2 When an artist intends only to give some dashes of luxuriant colour and hints of attitudinarian character,..we will not think of wishing for the presence of higher qualities.
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