contrived
adjective
Origin of contrived
contrive
verb (used with object), con·trived, con·triv·ing.
verb (used without object), con·trived, con·triv·ing.
Origin of contrive
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phony, false, forced, affected, elaborate, strained, overdone, labored, fake, artificial, unnatural, unspontaneousExamples from the Web for contrived
Contemporary Examples of contrived
Bone was a highly competent managing editor, and contrived somehow to squeeze us into the tumultuous Post office.
Or, worse, they are contrived to sound tired, perhaps in an attempt to come off as world-weary.
The story is schematic and contrived rather than palpable and lived.
How contrived that Modern Family would end its season finale with the tried-and-true sitcom trope: a wedding.
We are constantly bombarded by whining from the right over its contrived war on Christmas.
Historical Examples of contrived
More than likely some of them had contrived a way to get a dinner.
Ester Ried Yet SpeakingIsabella Alden
By this time they had contrived to make the cellar a little more comfortable.
Weighed and WantingGeorge MacDonald
Garson contrived to present an aspect of comparative indifference.
Within the LawMarvin Dana
Mrs. Pendarves also contrived to be on good terms with both.
HandelEdward J. Dent
How they contrived to keep themselves alive is more than I can imagine.
Tanglewood TalesNathaniel Hawthorne