Artificially

adv. [f. as prec. + -LY².]

  1.  By art as distinguished from the operation of nature. a. By artificial process. b. In an artificial, factitious or designed way; with deliberate design to produce a contemplated result.

  a.  1541.  R. Copland, Guydon’s Quest. Chirurg. Cauterysacyon … is an operacyon made w^t fyre artyfycyally in y^e body.

1664.  Power, Exp. Philos., I. 35. I have artificially frozen all the said Liquor into a mass of Ice.

1794.  Sullivan, View Nat., I. 368. The experiment of artificially congealing wetted snow.

1873.  Williamson, Chem., § 227. Alcohol can be built up artificially from its elements.

  b.  1586.  T. Rogers, 39 Art. (1607), 93. A great learned man … (to whose acquaintance I was artificially brought).

1670.  in Somers, Tracts, I. 17. This Fear was artificially put into them, as I could easily perceive.

1867.  Freeman, Norm. Conq., I. ii. 48. Mercia has every appearance of having been artificially mapped out.

1875.  Whitney, Life Lang., ii. 16. Reflectively and artificially called by its inventor magenta.

  2.  In accordance with the rules of art, hence technically, artistically, in workmanlike manner; with much art, skilfully, ingeniously, cleverly. arch. or Obs. but still used in legal phraseology in the primary sense.

1528.  Roy, Satire, A saynt. Even soche a one as paynters do paynt On walles and bordes artificially.

1543.  Recorde, Gr. Arts (1646), 193. You have answered the question very artificially; and truly I commend you.

1609.  Holland, Amm. Marcell., XXX. i. 380. Stringed … instruments, fingered right artificially.

1612.  Brinsley, Lud. Lit., viii. (1627), 105. To doe it artificially by Rule.

1612.  W. Martyn, Youth’s Instruc., 20. An artificially carued picture.

1691.  Ray, Creation, I. (1704), 170. How wisely and artificially their Members are formed.

1740.  Johnson, Drake, Wks. IV. 446. Baskets plaited so artificially that they held water.

1817.  Jas. Mill, Brit. India, I. II. viii. 356, note, So artificially done, that they seemed natural.

1876.  J. Blackburn, in Law Rep., Exch. Div. I. 161. The instrument is not in all respects artificially drawn.

  b.  (With something of the next sense): With skill directed to hide or deceive.

1708.  J. Chamberlayne, St. Gt. Brit., II. III. vi. (1743), 416. Plaids … which they manage so artificially, as to supply the defect of drawers and breeches.

a. 1715.  Burnet, Own Time (1766), I. 13. A cupboard that was very artificially hid.

1761.  Smollett, Gil Blas, V. i. (1802), II. 164. A little red beard of horse-hair, which he fixed so artificially to his ears, that one would have sworn it was the natural produce of his chin.

  † 3.  With or by artifice; craftily, cunningly, cleverly. (Generally in bad sense.) Obs.

1573.  G. Harvey, Common-pl. Bk. (1884), 31. So openly favur and incurrage the on, and so artificially and cunningly overwhart the other.

1622.  Bacon, Hist. Hen. VII., Wks. 1860, 312. Having … given artificially, for serving his own turn, some hopes … to marry Anne.

1679.  Stillingfl., Serm. Whitehall, 7 March, 46. It doth mischief secretly, spitefully and artificially.

a. 1715.  Burnet, Own Time, I. 205. Sharp dissembled so artificially.

1736.  Butler, Anal., I. iii. 81. Justice is often artificially eluded.