ETYM Latin artificialis, from artificium: cf. French artificiel. Related to Artifice.
1. Artificially formal; SYN. contrived, stilted.
2. Contrived by art rather than nature; SYN. unreal.
3. Not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes.
ETYM Latin factitius, from facere to make. Related to Fact, Fetich.
Not produced by natural forces.
Produced by humans or artificial forces; artificial; spurious.
Reproduced or made to resemble; imitative in character
Not according to nature; not by natural means; SYN. unnaturally, by artificial means.
Falsely, in an artificial manner, unnaturally