man-made
[man-meyd]
- 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
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Examples from the Web for man-made
Contemporary Examples
A report says a man-made womb could be reality within 30 years.
Man-made genetics might allow for material appellations like stronger spider silk.
But a man-made code that is inharmonious with the moral law is an unjust law.
A man-made code that squares with the moral law, or the law of God, is a just law.
Nina Strochlic on the man-made inferno that locals have dubbed the “Door to Hell.”
Historical Examples
You are right in your idea that this whole affair is man-made and not an accident of nature.
The Solar MagnetSterner St. Paul Meek
If it be man-made, and I'll bet my bottom dollar that it is, we will also have to destroy it.
The Solar MagnetSterner St. Paul Meek
These rays are man-made and, as such, can be accounted for by man.
Of what use are man-made laws with only man-made penalties, or none at all?
Pygmalion's SpectaclesStanley Grauman Weinbaum
Those names are man-made, and creeds of those churches are man-made, too.
Evening Round UpWilliam Crosbie Hunter
man-made
- made or produced by man; artificial
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