contrived
adjective
obviously planned or forced; artificial; strained.
uncontrived
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a word derived from
contrived.
Example Sentences
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Stevie’s small shop has a carefully designed yet fun and somehow uncontrived neo-1980s feel — Ms. Pac-Man, plastic booths, very cool stools, a pop-and-punk-culture collage wall.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2022
Like an Instagram peacock affecting an uncontrived display of threads, Cohen needed something to do with his hands, and he completed the look with a wise guy’s self-satisfied cigar.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 1, 2018
However, the judge allowed the girl’s “clear, voluntary, uncontrived and spontaneous” utterances into the trial.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2017
Her look, she said, tends to mirror the runways in that it is unpredictable and seemingly uncontrived.
From New York Times ● Aug. 27, 2014
Indeed it's arguable that movies, really, were always where he belonged, because he needs a story to make uncontrived opportunities for his zany skills.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 4, 2013
