unnaturally
adverb
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- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 adverb
in an unnatural way
his other arm lay across his chest, unnaturally, as if placed there deliberately, for a purpose
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Sense 2 adverb
not according to nature; not by natural means
artificially induced conditions
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- naturally antonym
- artificial derived from
Sense 3 adverb
in a manner at variance with what is natural or normal
The early Church not unnaturally adopted the position that failure to see the messianic character of his work was really caused by the people's own blindness
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | naturally |
| 1 | derived from | Related & opposite | affected |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | naturally |
| 2 | derived from | Related & opposite | artificial |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | course |
| 3 | derived from | Related & opposite | unnatural |