contrived

[ kuhn-trahyvd ]
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adjective
  1. obviously planned or forced; artificial; strained: a contrived story.

Origin of contrived

1
First recorded in 1505–15; contrive + -ed2

Other words from contrived

  • con·triv·ed·ly [kuhn-trahy-vid-lee], /kənˌtraɪ vɪd li/, adverb
  • un·con·trived, adjective
  • well-con·trived, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for contrived

contrived

/ (kənˈtraɪvd) /


adjective
  1. obviously planned, artificial, or lacking in spontaneity; forced; unnatural

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