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unnaturally

adverb

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ʌnˈnæt͡ʃ(ə)ɹəli/ / /ʌnˈnat͡ʃ(ə)ɹəlɪj/ / /ʊnˈnat͡ʃ(ə)ɹəlɪi/

adv

Etymology: From Middle English unnaturelly, equivalent to unnatural + -ly and/or un- + naturally.

  1. In an unnatural manner; to an unnatural extent.

    Another, with the bump of order unnaturally developed, had his folios and quartos all reduced, in binding, to one size, so that they might look even on his bookshelves.

    Not unnaturally, “Auntie” took this communication in bad part. Thus outraged, she showed herself to be a bold as well as a furious virago. Next day she found her way to their lodgings and tried to recover her ward by the hair of the head.

unnaturally — meaning, definition (adverb) · Vinony