Artificially

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Artificially \Ar`ti*fi"cial*ly\, adv.
     1. In an artificial manner; by art, or skill and contrivance,
        not by nature.
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     2. Ingeniously; skillfully. [Obs.]


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              The spider's web, finely and artificially wrought.
        --Tillotson.
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     3. Craftily; artfully. [Obs.]
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              Sharp dissembled so artificially. --Bp. Burnet.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  artificially
       adv : not according to nature; not by natural means; "artificially
             induced conditions" [syn: {unnaturally}, {by artificial
             means}] [ant: {naturally}]