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contrived - Dictionary definition and meaning for contrived

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"
synonyms : artificial , hokey , stilted
con => corn & tri => tree.. so if you ever see a corn tree anywhere, then it must be artificial because corn trees don't exist -added by rajat jain
(adj.) showing effects of planning or manipulation
"a novel with a contrived ending"

Origin

Sounds like Derived... Which is Artifical or forced to existance. added by vivekharin

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