man-made

[ man-meyd ]

/ ˈmænˈmeɪd /

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adjective

produced, formed, or made by humans.

produced artificially; not resulting from natural processes.

Textiles.

(of a fiber) manufactured synthetically from a cellulosic or noncellulosic base; produced chemically.
(of a fabric or garment) constructed of synthetically made fibers.

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Origin of man-made

First recorded in 1710–20

Words nearby man-made

man-day, man-eater, man-eating, man-eating shark, man-hour, man-made, man-mark, man-minute, man-mountain, man-o'-war bird, man-of-the-earth

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A report says a man-made womb could be reality within 30 years.
The Artificial Womb Will Change Feminism Forever|Samantha Allen|August 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Man-made genetics might allow for material appellations like stronger spider silk.
Synthetic DNA: The New Drug Makers?|Elizabeth Lopatto|May 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But a man-made code that is inharmonious with the moral law is an unjust law.
Alex Haley’s 1965 Playboy Interview with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.|Alex Haley|January 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A man-made code that squares with the moral law, or the law of God, is a just law.
Alex Haley’s 1965 Playboy Interview with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.|Alex Haley|January 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Nina Strochlic on the man-made inferno that locals have dubbed the “Door to Hell.”
A Fiery Pit Rages in the Turkmenistan Desert|Nina Strochlic|August 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It had a natural filth that clings to a cheap room, and a man-made, careless filth that would disfigure a Taj Mahal.
The Circuit Riders|R. C. FitzPatrick
In the first place, I am an Anarchist: I do not believe in man-made law, designed to enslave and oppress humanity.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist|Alexander Berkman
We have, so far, lived and suffered and died in a man-made world.
Our Androcentric Culture, or The Man Made World|Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Am I correct, Mr. Welland, in supposing that if doctrines of right and wrong are man-made, learning begins now?
Wilderness of Spring|Edgar Pangborn
The man-made machine has now outlived the vituperation of idealists.
The Pacific Triangle|Sydney Greenbie

British Dictionary definitions for man-made

man-made

adjective

made or produced by man; artificial

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