Artificially

adv

adv ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In an artificial manner.

    "The actor spoke his lines artificially, with too much intonation."

  2. 2
    By or because of human effort.

    "The chocolate was flavoured artificially."

Adverb
  1. 1
    not according to nature; not by natural means wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
apparentlyby artificial meansby artificial meansfalselyin name onlynominally

Example

More examples

"If a natural language can be compared to a tree, which has developed during the course of time, Esperanto can be compared to a plastic tree, which was created artificially."

Etymology

From artificial + -ly.

Related phrases

artificially intelligentartificially intelligentlyartificially sweetened

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