unnatural
Use Unnatural in a sentence
ər adjective
1.
contrary to the laws or course of nature.
2.
at variance with the character or nature of a person, animal, or plant.
3.
at variance with what is normal or to be expected: the unnatural atmosphere of the place.
4.
lacking human qualities or sympathies; monstrous; inhuman: an obsessive and unnatural hatred.
5.
not genuine or spontaneous; artificial or contrived: a stiff, unnatural manner.
6.
Obsolete. lacking a valid or natural claim; illegitimate.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | contrary to nature; abnormal |
| 2. | not in accordance with accepted standards of behaviour or right and wrong: unnatural love |
| 3. | uncanny; supernatural: unnatural phenomena |
| 4. | affected or forced: an unnatural manner |
| 5. | inhuman or monstrous; wicked: an unnatural crime |
| 6. | obsolete illegitimate |
| un'naturally | |
| —adv | |
| un'naturalness | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
There is a false belief that natural selection and unnatural selection work by different processes.
Some birds-blackbirds and nightingales, among others-sing at unnatural hours in the presence of artificial light.
So it takes an almost unnatural objectivity to suggest that our ectoparasites can also be fascinating.
They have reengineered it so that it now can use these other amino acids-they are called unnatural amino acids-to build proteins.
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