The Only Use of
artificial
in
Macbeth
- Great business must be wrought ere noon:
Upon the corner of the moon
There hangs a vaporous drop profound;
I'll catch it ere it come to ground:
And that, distilled by magic sleights,
Shall raise such artificial sprites,
As, by the strength of their illusion,
Shall draw him on to his confusion.†p. 111.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(artificial as in: an artificial heart) made by humans -- often to replace something that can be found in nature
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(2)
(artificial as in: an artificial smile) not sincere, pretended, or designed to impress