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inartificial (iou)



inartificial adjective. arch. L16.
[from IN-3 + ARTIFICIAL adjective; in sense 1 from Latin inartificialis (translating Greek atekhnos) not according to the rules of logic (lit. 'art').]
Of an argument: not deduced by logic from accepted premisses but derived from authority or testimony. L16-E18.
Not in accordance with artistic principles; rude, clumsy, inartistic. arch. E17.
Not produced by artifice or constructive skill; natural. M-L17.
Not pretending or pretended; artless, unaffected, natural. M17.
Without complexity or elaboration; plain, simple, straightforward. E19.
inartificially adverb E17.