unnatural

adjective/ʌnˈnætʃərəl/

Frequency rank: #7,891 most common English word

Meaning

Not natural; strange or artificial in a way that seems odd or wrong.

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Example sentence

Her smile looked unnatural and forced, as if she were hiding something.

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