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| 1. | [ adjective ] contrived by art rather than nature | |
| Synonyms: | unreal | |
| Examples: | "artificial flowers" "artificial flavoring" "an artificial diamond" "artificial fibers" "artificial sweeteners" |
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| Related terms: | natural man-made fake conventionalized ersatz conventionalised painted cardboard factitious arranged celluloid near bionic dummy bleached unreal counterfeit | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] artificially formal | |
| Synonyms: | stilted hokey contrived | |
| Examples: | "that artificial humility that her husband hated" "contrived coyness" "a stilted letter of acknowledgment" "when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation" |
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| Related terms: | affected | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] artificially formal | |
| Synonyms: | stilted contrived | |
| Examples: | "that artificial humility that her husband hated" "contrived coyness" "a stilted letter of acknowledgment" "when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation" |
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| Related terms: | affected | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes | |
| Related terms: | inorganic | |
| Similar spelling: |
artificially artificiality artifice artificer artifactual |
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