adj ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Created by people, as opposed to occurring in nature; artificial or synthetic. not-comparable

Adjective

1. 1
   not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

affectedapocryphalartificialassembledassumedbastard

Example

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"This book says the earliest man-made bridges date back to the New Stone Age."

Etymology

From man + made.

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