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Factitious Made Message Adj Manufactured Natural Sense Contrived

Front Factitious (adj.)
Back 1. Made or manufactured; not natural.
2. Made up in the sense of contrived; a sham, fake, or phony.

(1) “The CIA agent hid his message inside the hollow factitious rock by the bridge; his handler would pick up the message a few hours later”
(2) “My dad's factitious smile didn't fool anyone; he was definitely not happy to see our cousins show up once again unannounced.”

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