unnatural
Americanadjective
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contrary to the laws or course of nature.
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at variance with the character or nature of a person, animal, or plant.
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at variance with what is normal or to be expected.
the unnatural atmosphere of the place.
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lacking human qualities or sympathies; monstrous; inhuman.
an obsessive and unnatural hatred.
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not genuine or spontaneous; artificial or contrived.
a stiff, unnatural manner.
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Obsolete. lacking a valid or natural claim; illegitimate.
adjective
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contrary to nature; abnormal
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not in accordance with accepted standards of behaviour or right and wrong
unnatural love
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uncanny; supernatural
unnatural phenomena
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affected or forced
an unnatural manner
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inhuman or monstrous; wicked
an unnatural crime
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obsolete illegitimate
Other Word Forms
- unnaturally adverb
- unnaturalness noun
Etymology
Origin of unnatural
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; un- 1, natural
Example Sentences
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Your concerns, while probably baffling to many readers, are not unusual, nor are they unnatural.
From MarketWatch
It would mention his role in drafting the Fairfax Resolves at Mount Vernon in 1774, which condemned the slave trade as “wicked cruel and unnatural” and called for putting “an entire Stop” to it.
Arthur Julian, a writer on “F Troop,” noted that “real audiences sound phonier than the laugh track. Sometimes they freeze up and act unnatural.”
Throughout, she’ll allude to stories of mistreated animals and the Griffith Park fire of 1933, heightening the sense that we are in the presence of unnatural occurrences.
From Los Angeles Times
Their lip movements are typically dictated by fixed rules, which leads to mechanical, unnatural expressions that feel unsettling.
From Science Daily
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