contrived

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kənˈtɹaɪvd/
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Verb

contrived

  1. simple past and past participle of contrive

Adjective

contrived (comparative more contrived, superlative most contrived)

  1. Created in a deliberate, rather than natural or spontaneous, way.
  2. Unnatural, forced; artificial, or unrealistic.

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