Associations to the word «Contrived»
Noun
- Ingenuity
- Pretence
- Quixote
- Vigilance
- Ebert
- Tact
- Scramble
- Pretext
- Overly
- Mischief
- Perceiving
- Escape
- Anu
- Cupboard
- Slip
- Render
- Sancho
- Habitation
- Plunder
- Captive
- Kieran
- Plot
- Ill
- Gallantry
- Pretension
- Scrape
- Cheat
- Lambda
- Throw
- Spite
- Manoeuvre
- Abbe
- Extravagance
- Acronym
- Richelieu
- Spaniard
- Invalid
- Dirt
- Reviewer
- Exertion
- Upside
- Rump
- Hiding
- Manner
- Countenance
- Bosom
- Modesty
- Ladyship
- Invention
- Seclusion
- Quarrel
- Falsehood
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
CONTRIVED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of contrive
CONTRIVED, adjective. Unnatural, forced
Dictionary definition
CONTRIVED, adjective. Showing effects of planning or manipulation; "a novel with a contrived ending".
CONTRIVED, adjective. 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".
Wise words
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