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Word entry · 10 letters

artificial

Best crossword clue

"Made by people"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.l̩/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aacfiiilrtStarts with AEnds with L2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Made by people rather than occurring naturally.

Word origin

From Middle English artificial (“man-made”) via Old French (modern French artificiel), from Latin artificiālis from artificium (“skill”), from artifex, from ars (“skill”), and -fex, from facere (“to make”). Displaced native Old English cræftlīċ.

Used in a sentence

  • The flowers were artificial, and he thought them rather tacky.
  • Her manner was somewhat artificial.
  • In Alberta, for example, policy documents reinforce an artificial distinction between leadership-related activity and management.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Made by people10 letters
02Man-made10 letters

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