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artificially

adv. manner
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˌɑɹtəˈfɪʃəɫi// UK //ˌɑːtɪfˈɪʃəlˌi// ar·ti·fi·cial·ly

adv. done in a way that is not natural or real. You use this word when something is made by people or machines, not by nature.

adv. done in a way that is not natural or real; created by human intervention rather than natural processes.


SIMPLE

The flowers were artificially lit.

CONTEXTUAL

The room felt cold because the air was artificially cooled.

COMPLEX

The landscape looked beautiful, but the trees were planted artificially to hide the factory.

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From artificial + -ly.

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