gekünstelt — meaning in English

English meaning

• affected adj Changed or influenced by something, often negatively.
• cheesy adj Tasting or smelling of cheese.
• contrived adjective Planned or created in an artificial, forced way rather than arising naturally.

Senses

gekünstelt is used for these senses in English:

• affected Resulting from a mostly negative physical effect or transformation.
• affectedly In an affected manner; hypocritically; with more show than reality.
• cheesy Exaggerated and likely to be forced or insincere. (of a smile or grin)
• inkhorn (used attributively, pejorative, of vocabulary) Something or someone pedantic, obscurely scholarly.

affected — full definition

1. adj Changed or influenced by something, often negatively.
2. adj Put on or fake, done for effect rather than being genuine.
3. adj Emotionally moved or touched by something.

cheesy — full definition

1. adj Tasting or smelling of cheese.
2. adj Overly sentimental, corny, or of poor quality in an obvious way.

Related German words