unnatural
1 adj If you describe something as unnatural, you mean that it is strange and often frightening, because it is different from what you normally expect.
The aircraft rose with unnatural speed on take-off..., The altered landscape looks unnatural and weird.
♦
unnaturally adv ADV adj
The house was unnaturally silent., ...unnaturally cold conditions.
2 adj Behaviour that is unnatural seems artificial and not normal or genuine.
usu v-link ADJ
(=false)
She gave him a bright, determined smile which seemed unnatural.
♦
unnaturally adv ADV with v
Try to avoid shouting or speaking unnaturally.
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unnatural
1 adj If you describe something as unnatural, you mean that it is strange and often frightening, because it is different from what you normally expect.
The aircraft rose with unnatural speed on take-off..., The altered landscape looks unnatural and weird.
♦
unnaturally adv ADV adj
The house was unnaturally silent., ...unnaturally cold conditions.
2 adj Behaviour that is unnatural seems artificial and not normal or genuine. usu v-link ADJ
(=false) She gave him a bright, determined smile which seemed unnatural. ♦
unnaturally adv ADV with v Try to avoid shouting or speaking unnaturally.
unnaturally
You can use not unnaturally to indicate that the situation you are describing is exactly as you would expect in the circumstances.
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not unnaturally phrase PHR with cl
It was a question that Roy not unnaturally found impossible to answer...
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