contrived

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contrived Definition

• (s) showing effects of planning or manipulation; "a novel with a contrived ending"
• (s) 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"

contrived Synonyms

• artificial
• contrived
• hokey
• stilted