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Contrived

Contrived Meaning & Definition
Contrived Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Contrived?

[adj] 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"
[adj] showing effects of planning or manipulation; "a novel with a contrived ending"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Contrived: affected | artificial | planned | stilted | unnatural

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