Definition of unnatural
1 : not being in accordance with nature or consistent with a normal course of events
2a : not being in accordance with normal human feelings or behavior : perverseb : lacking ease and naturalness : contrived her manner was forced and unnaturalc : inconsistent with what is reasonable or expected an unnatural alliance
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Examples of unnatural in a Sentence
It seems unnatural to keep the bird in a cage.
She has an unnatural obsession with money.
Her smile looked forced and unnatural.
Recent Examples of unnatural from the Web
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In other words, taking off too much hair, creating a new unnatural hairline.
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Throwing a baseball (hard) is not an unnatural act,’’ says Reds medical director Dr. Tim Kremchek.
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This all seems solidly unnatural—hence the lawsuit, which demands Sanderson be held accountable for misleading consumers.
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This isn't the first time a French river has taken on an unnatural color.
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And with blood flow a key metric in capturing heart rate via the wrist, unnatural wrist positions can change the flow of the blood and, therefore, the data.
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Here are a few of them: Duke University: Prince of Los Cocuyos by Richard Blanco Stanford University: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert and Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward Smith College:
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Here are a few of them: Duke University: Prince of Los Cocuyos by Richard Blanco Stanford University: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert and Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward Smith College:
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Starring Joel Edgerton, Riley Keough, Christopher Abbott and Carmen Ejogo, the film follows a man who is protecting his family from an unnatural threat, but the life he's built for them is disturbed with the arrival of another desperate family.
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First Known Use of unnatural
14th century
Synonym Discussion of unnatural
UNNATURAL Defined for English Language Learners
unnatural
playDefinition of unnatural for English Language Learners
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: different from how things usually are in the physical world or in nature
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: different from what is normal in a way that is seen as wrong, disturbing, etc.
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: not real
UNNATURAL Defined for Kids
unnatural
playDefinition of unnatural for Students
1 : different from what is found in nature or happens naturally
2 : different from what is usually considered normal behavior
3 : not genuine an unnatural smile
unnaturally
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