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Meaning of contrived

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

contrived

Pronunciation:/kənˈtɹaɪvd/

verb

Definitions

  1. To invent by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise

    Synonyms:hatchplanplotscheme

  2. To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation.

  3. To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light.

  4. To spend (time, or a period).

adjective

Definitions

  1. Created in a deliberate, rather than natural or spontaneous, way.

  2. Unnatural, forced; artificial, or unrealistic.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/contrivehttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/contrived

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