unnatural

Adjective
Synonyms: abnormalaffected

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (3)

  1. not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature“an unnatural death”“the child's unnatural interest in death”
  2. not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm“abnormal powers of concentration”“abnormal amounts of rain”“abnormal circumstances”“an abnormal interest in food”Synonyms: abnormal
  3. speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impressionSynonyms: affected
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Unnatural \Un*nat"u*ral\ (?; 135), a. Not natural; contrary, or not conforming, to the order of nature; being without natural traits; as, unnatural crimes. [1913 Webster]

Syn: See Factitious. [1913 Webster] -- Un*nat"u*ral*ly, adv. -- Un*nat"u*ral*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

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