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artificially
ar·ti·fi·cial A0446000 (är′tə-fĭsh′əl)adj.1. a. Made by humans, especially in imitation of something natural: an artificial sweetener that replaces sugar; artificial flowers.b. Not arising from natural or necessary causes; contrived or arbitrary: "Hausa [in Niger] ... are separated from their brethren in Nigeria by a porous and artificial border that the colonial powers left behind" (Jeffrey Tayler).2. Affected or insincere: an artificial smile.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin artificiālis, belonging to art, from artificium, craftsmanship; see artifice.]
ar′ti·fi′ci·al′i·ty (-fĭsh′ē-ăl′ĭ-tē) n.ar′ti·fi′cial·ly adv.Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. |  artificially - not according to nature; not by natural means; "artificially induced conditions"by artificial means, unnaturallynaturally - according to nature; by natural means; without artificial help; "naturally grown flowers" |
Translationsartificial (aːtiˈfiʃəl) adjective made by man; not natural; not real. artificial flowers; Did you look at the colour in artificial light or in daylight? 人工的 人工的artiˈficially adverb 人工地 人工地ˌartificiˈality (-ʃiˈӕ-) noun 人造 人造artificial respiration the process of forcing air into and out of the lungs eg of a person who has almost drowned. 人工呼吸 人工呼吸EncyclopediaSeeartificialLegalSeeArtificialartificially
Related to artificially: Artificially inseminatedSynonyms for artificiallyadv not according to natureSynonyms- by artificial means
- unnaturally
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