un|nat´u|ral|ness

un|nat´u|ral|ness
un|nat|u|ral «uhn NACH uhr uhl, -NACH ruhl», adjective.
1. not natural; not normal; not what is usual or to be expected; abnormal: »

unnatural weather for the time of year. The cold war…is not unnatural (Manchester Guardian).

SYNONYM(S): unusual, irregular, strange.
2. horrible; shocking; not according to natural feeling or decency.
3. synthetic; not derived from nature; artificial.
4. perverted or depraved: »

Murder most foul, But this most foul, strange and unnatural (Shakespeare).

un|nat´ural|ly, adverb.
un|nat´u|ral|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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