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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Artificially \Ar'ti*fi"cial*ly\, adverb
1. In an artificial manner; by art, or skill and contrivance, not by nature.
2. Ingeniously; skillfully. [Obs.]
The spider's web, finely and artificially wrought. --Tillotson.
3. Craftily; artfully. [Obs.]
Sharp dissembled so artificially. --Bp. Burnet.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
artificially
adverb: not according to nature; not by natural means; "artificially induced conditions" [syn: {unnaturally}, {by artificial means}] [ant: {naturally}]
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