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factitious

(adj): not produced by natural forces
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2 months ago yarb said:

Darrow had no idea how long he had sat there when he heard Anna's hand on the door. The effort of rising, and of composing his face to meet her, gave him a factitious sense of self-control.

- Edith Wharton, The Reef

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