factitious

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Created by humans, artificial

if from erosion of the gums, by such things as restore them, strengthen and bind them; if wanting, it may be helped by the factitious; their ſordes are removed, by washing and cleaning them; and their blacknesse, by dentifrices.

Counterfeit, fabricated
{a} made by art, artificial, counterfeit
made to happen artificially by people rather than happening naturally (facticius, from facere )
Made by art, in distinction from what is produced by nature; artificial; sham; formed by, or adapted to, an artificial or conventional, in distinction from a natural, standard or rule; not natural; as, factitious cinnabar or jewels; a factitious taste
{s} not natural, not genuine, false, artificial
not produced by natural forces; "brokers created a factitious demand for stocks"
not produced by natural forces; "brokers created a factitious demand for stocks
factitiously
In a factitious manner
factitiously
falsely, in an artificial manner, unnaturally
factitious

    Hyphenation

    fac·ti·tious

    Turkish pronunciation

    fäktîşıs

    Synonyms

    false, artificial, sham

    Pronunciation

    /fakˈtəsʜəs/ /fækˈtɪʃəs/

    Etymology

    () From Latin factitius "artificial", from facere "to make, do".
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