unnatural
adjective
contrary to the laws or course of nature.
unnaturalness
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a word derived from
unnatural.
Example Sentences
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Genetic modification was rejected by many consumers in the UK, the European Union and other countries 30 years ago because of its perceived unnaturalness.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2024
The ‘Bones and All’ director is more attracted to the idea of the impossibility of one’s nature than the blood and unnaturalness of his characters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2022
There’s also the xenomorph from Alien, whose monstrosity psychoanalyst Harvey Greenberg located in her unnaturalness: “It is a Linnean nightmare, defying every natural law of evolution; by turns bivalve, crustacean, reptilian, and humanoid.”
From Slate ● Feb. 13, 2022
This unnaturalness was very depressing; it seemed to come from a creature far away from us and horribly alone.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 30, 2019
The damnable metal frightened him in its unnaturalness, and he felt already the ignominy of defeat.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
