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| contort |
to twist into an unusual or unnatural shape. [2 definitions] |
| denaturalize |
to make or render unnatural. [1/2 definitions] |
| emaciation |
unnatural thinness, as caused by starvation or disease. [1/2 definitions] |
| forced |
false, strained, or unnatural. [1/2 definitions] |
| grotesque |
unnatural, distorted, or ugly in character or appearance. [2/4 definitions] |
| medical examiner |
a public official authorized to perform autopsies on the bodies of persons thought to have died of unnatural causes; coroner. [1/2 definitions] |
| mince |
to pronounce or utter with unnatural or affected refinement. [2/7 definitions] |
| pallor |
unnatural paleness, esp. of the face. |
| perish |
to die or be destroyed, esp. in an untimely or unnatural way. [1/2 definitions] |
| pica2 |
an abnormal craving for unnatural foods such clay or dirt. |
| preternatural |
out of or beyond the natural; extraordinary or unnatural. [1/2 definitions] |
| self-examination |
a brief external physical scrutiny of oneself, as for unnatural lumps in the breasts or testes. [1/2 definitions] |
| stagy |
having qualities associated with a theatrical play; affected; unnatural. |
| unearthly |
weird and frightening; unnatural. [1/3 definitions] |
| wooden |
having no grace; stiff; unnatural. [1/3 definitions] |
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