Dictionary Definition
contrived adj
1 showing effects of planning or manipulation; "a
novel with a contrived ending"
2 artificially formal; "that artificial humility
that her husband hated"; "contrived coyness"; "a stilted letter of
acknowledgment"; "when people try to correct their speech they
develop a stilted pronunciation" [syn: artificial, hokey, stilted]
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Pronunciation
Verb
contrived- past of contrive