Definition of Man-made

1. Adjective. Not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially. "Synthetic leather"

Exact synonyms: Semisynthetic, Synthetic
Category relationships: Chemical Science, Chemistry
Similar to: Artificial, Unreal

Definition of Man-made

1. Adjective. (alternative spelling of manmade) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Man-made

man-boob
man-child
man-children
man-day
man-days
man-eater
man-eaters
man-eating
man-eating shark
man-hour
man-hours
man-in-the-middle
man-killer
man-machine
man-machine systems
man-made (current term)
man-made fiber
man-mark
man-midwife
man-midwives
man-milk
man-month
man-months
man-o'-war
man-o'-war suit
man-o-war
man-of-letters
man-of-the-earth
man-of-war
man-of-war bird

Literary usage of Man-made

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal by Stephen Denison Peet (1900)
"D. Much discussion has taken place concerning the locality win-re the human race began its career; in other words, where man made his first home. ..."

2. The Library of Wit and Humor, Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Literature by Rufus Edmonds Shapley (1884)
"Me an' the sailor man made it up, an" Jake lended me a runnel so's I could git my liquor in fur enough for ..."

3. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1898)
"Then both of them reached for it at the same time, and so hampered one another that the Kingston man made second base on what should never have given him ..."

4. The Philosophy of Religion: A Critical and Speculative Treatise of Man's by George Trumbull Ladd (1905)
"... XIV MAN " MADE IN THE DIVINE IMAGE" That man has made the gods to be in his own (man's} image, is a statement amply justified by both the historical and ..."

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