artificially
part of speech
adverb (artificially)
meaning for a pupil
1) Artificially means made or done by people, not by nature. tree →
2) Artificially can mean in a way that is not real or natural, or that is forced. tree →
sense in the lessons
Used in food labels («artificially coloured», «artificially sweetened»), science (artificially grown crystals), and economics and news («prices kept artificially low»).
examples
- The sweets are artificially coloured. tree →
- This drink is artificially sweetened. tree →
- The lake was made artificially by building a dam. tree →
- The diamonds were grown artificially in a lab. tree →
- The flowers are lit artificially in the greenhouse. tree →
- Prices were kept artificially low by the government. tree →
- Her smile looked artificially bright. tree →
- For the griffin had been artificially made by the King-enchanter, and the two halves had never really got used to each other. tree →
note
From «artificial». Opposite: «naturally». «Artificial» does not always mean bad or harmful; it just means made by people. AI stands for «artificial intelligence».
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «artificially» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.