[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

factitious \facti"tious\, a. l. factitius, fr. facere to make.
   see fact, and cf. fetich.
   made by art, in distinction from what is produced by nature;
   artificial; sham; contrived; formed by, or adapted to, an
   artificial or conventional, in distinction from a natural,
   standard or rule; not natural; as, factitious cinnabar or
   jewels; a factitious taste. -- fac-ti"tiously, adv. --
   facti"tiousness, n.
   1913 webster

         he acquires a factitious propensity, he forms an
         incorrigible habit, of desultory reading. --de quincey.

   syn: unnatural.

   usage: factitious, unnatural. anything is unnatural when
          it departs in any way from its simple or normal state;
          it is factitious when it is wrought out or wrought up
          by labor and effort, as, a factitious excitement. an
          unnatural demand for any article of merchandise is one
          which exceeds the ordinary rate of consumption; a
          factitious demand is one created by active exertions
          for the purpose. an unnatural alarm is one greater
          than the occasion requires; a factitious alarm is one
          wrought up with care and effort.
          1913 webster
see also:
fact fetich fac-ti"tiously facti"tiousness factitious unnatural 

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