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UNNATURALLY

/ʊnˈnat͡ʃ(ə)ɹəlɪi/

Adverbun-NAT-u-ral-lyun-nat-u-ral-ly · 5 syllablesCollege

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022

Meaning

In an unnatural manner; to an unnatural extent.

Origin: Middle English

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

artificiallyapparentlyfalselyhardlyincrediblynominallyostensiblyrarelyseeminglyseldom

No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022.