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contrived
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con·trived  (kn-trvd)
adj.
Obviously planned or calculated; not spontaneous or natural; labored: a novel with a contrived ending.
con·trived·ly (-trvd-l, -trvdl) adv.
contrived [kənˈtraɪvd]
adj
obviously planned, artificial, or lacking in spontaneity; forced; unnatural
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Adj.1.contrived - showing effects of planning or manipulation; "a novel with a contrived ending"
planned - designed or carried out according to a plan; "the planned outlays for new equipment"
2.contrived - 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"
stilted, artificial, hokey
affected, unnatural - speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression
contrived
adjective forced, planned, laboured, strained, artificial, elaborate, unnatural, overdone, recherché It mustn't sound like a contrived compliment.
natural, relaxed, genuine, spontaneous, unaffected, unpretentious, unforced, dinkum (Austral & N.Z. informal), unconstrained, unfeigned
Translations
contrived [kənˈtraɪvd] ADJ → artificial
contrived [kənˈtraɪvd] adj (pejorative)
(= not spontaneous) → forcé(e)
(= unconvincing) [plot] → tiré(e) par les cheveux
contrived
adj → gestellt; style also → gekünstelt
contrived [kənˈtraɪvd] adj → innaturale, forzato/a
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