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un·nat·u·ral Listen to audio/ˌʌnˈərəl/ adjective
[more unnatural; most unnatural] : not natural: such as a : different from how things usually are in the physical world or in nature
It seems unnatural to keep the bird in a cage. an unnatural color deaths from unnatural causes [=deaths caused by things other than old age or disease]
b : different from what is normal in a way that is seen as wrong, disturbing, etc.
He thought that it was unnatural [=abnormal] for a boy to enjoy ballet. She has an unnatural obsession with money.
c : not real
Her smile looked forced and unnatural. The movie's dialogue sounded so unnatural [=fake] to me.
— un·nat·u·ral·ly adverb
unnaturally high levels of cholesterol grew to an unnaturally large size

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