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unnatural

/ʌnˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹəl/ adjective B2
  1. Not natural.
  2. Not occurring in nature, the environment or atmosphere
  3. Going against nature; perverse.
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“That is not an unnatural surmise,” said Fitzwilliam; “but it is lessening the honour of my cousin’s triumph very sadly.”
Pride and Prejudice, p. 216 · B2
The Mother upbraided him as an unnatural child, whereon he replied, “Ah!
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 29 · B2
All my lines of thought lead me back invariably to the one basic question—why should an athletic man develop his frame upon so unnatural an instrument as a single dumb-bell?”
The Valley of Fear, p. 78 · C1
He holds it in a stiff and unnatural manner.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 20 · B2

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