ARTIFICIAL

• (adj.) contrived by art rather than nature

  "artificial flowers", "artificial flavoring", "an artificial diamond", "artificial fibers", "artificial sweeteners"

  synonyms : unreal

• (adj.) artificially formal

  "that artificial humility that her husband hated", "contrived coyness", "a stilted letter of acknowledgment", "when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation"

  synonyms : contrived , hokey , stilted

  con => corn & tri => tree.. so if you ever see a corn tree anywhere, then it must be artificial because corn trees don't exist -added by rajat jain

• (adj.) not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes

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