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man-made [man-meyd] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for man-made on Thesaurus.com adjective
- produced, formed, or made by humans.
- produced artificially; not resulting from natural processes.
- Textiles.
- (of a fiber) manufactured synthetically from a cellulosic or noncellulosic base; produced chemically.
- (of a fabric or garment) constructed of synthetically made fibers.
Origin of man-made First recorded in 1710–20 Related Words for man-made synthetic, unnatural, counterfeit, ersatz, factitious, manufactured, plastic, false Examples from the Web for man-made Contemporary Examples of man-made
A report says a man-made womb could be reality within 30 years.
The Artificial Womb Will Change Feminism Forever
Samantha Allen
August 12, 2014
Man-made genetics might allow for material appellations like stronger spider silk.
Synthetic DNA: The New Drug Makers?
Elizabeth Lopatto
May 18, 2014
But a man-made code that is inharmonious with the moral law is an unjust law.
Alex Haley’s 1965 Playboy Interview with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Alex Haley
January 19, 2014
A man-made code that squares with the moral law, or the law of God, is a just law.
Alex Haley’s 1965 Playboy Interview with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Alex Haley
January 19, 2014
Nina Strochlic on the man-made inferno that locals have dubbed the “Door to Hell.”
A Fiery Pit Rages in the Turkmenistan Desert
Nina Strochlic
August 1, 2013
Historical Examples of man-made
You are right in your idea that this whole affair is man-made and not an accident of nature.
Sterner St. Paul Meek
If it be man-made, and I’ll bet my bottom dollar that it is, we will also have to destroy it.
Sterner St. Paul Meek
These rays are man-made and, as such, can be accounted for by man.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930
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Of what use are man-made laws with only man-made penalties, or none at all?
Stanley Grauman Weinbaum
Those names are man-made, and creeds of those churches are man-made, too.
William Crosbie Hunter
British Dictionary definitions for man-made man-made adjective
- made or produced by man; artificial