Comparative for being an imitative or fake version or copy of something
“The immediate use of an artificial leg enables the wearer to dispense with crutches at the earliest possible moment.”
Comparative for unnatural or artificial in one's mannerisms or behavior
“The acting in the movie is of the stilted, artificial kind that seems so jarring to the modern viewer.”
Comparative for characterized by a lack of sincerity
“He would have rejected the more ornate and artificial compliments of the Edinburgh reviewer with a distaste approaching to disgust.”
Comparative for exaggerated and excessively dramatic
Comparative for bold, audacious or showy in behavior or manner
Comparative for seemingly, apparently, or on the surface
(of a falsehood) Comparative for concocted to deceive others
Comparative for affectedly concerned with elegant or refined behavior, language, or manners
Comparative for occurring in or invented for fiction
Comparative for insecure with oneself
Comparative for flashy or garish in appearance
Comparative for strictly conventional in one's manner or behavior
Comparative for lacking depth of character or understanding
(of a quality or result) Comparative for achieved or maintained by careful and deliberate effort
Comparative for sanctimonious, self-righteously, or hypocritically pious
Comparative for superficial, lacking in depth of meaning or character
Comparative for difficult to believe or unlikely to happen
Comparative for excessively sentimental, overdone or vulgar
Comparative for conforming to the standard variety
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