Hypertext Webster Gateway: "unnatural"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
Syn: See {Factitious}. -- {Un*nat"u*ral*ly}, adv. --
{Un*nat"u*ral*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
unnatural
adj 1: not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to
nature; "an unnatural death"; "the child's unnatural
interest in death" [ant: {natural}]
2: speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an
impression [syn: {affected}] [ant: {unaffected}]
3: distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and
hideous; "tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long
that churned the seas"; "twisted into monstrous shapes"
[syn: {grotesque}, {monstrous}]
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