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adjective
- 1. deliberately created rather than arising naturally or spontaneously.
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adjective. us / kənˈtrɑɪvd / Add to word list. too obviously designed to produce a particular result, and therefore not seeming to happen naturally: The movie’s plot was much too contrived. (Definition of contrived from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
The meaning of CONTRIVED is having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial, labored. How to use contrived in a sentence.
to arrange a situation or event, or arrange for something to happen, using clever planning: Couldn't you contrive a meeting between them? I think they'd really like each other. [ + to infinitive ] Somehow she contrived to get tickets for the concert. to invent and/or make a device or other object in a clever and possibly unusual way:
Contrived definition: obviously planned or forced; artificial; strained. See examples of CONTRIVED used in a sentence.
1. a. : devise, plan. contrive ways of handling the situation. The prisoners contrived a way to escape. b. : to form or create in an artistic or ingenious manner. contrived household utensils from stone. Native Americans contrived weapons out of stone, wood, and bone. 2. : to bring about by stratagem or with difficulty : manage.
The adjective contrived describes something that is artificially planned, especially in an obvious way, so it comes across as faked or forced. It's not just drama that can come off as contrived. Someone's speech habits, wardrobe, or even personality can seem contrived.
to arrange a situation or event, or arrange for something to happen, using clever planning: Couldn't you contrive a meeting between them? I think they'd really like each other. [ + to infinitive ] Somehow she contrived to get tickets for the concert. to invent and/or make a device or other object in a clever and possibly unusual way:
verb (used with object) , con·trived, con·triv·ing. to plan with ingenuity; devise; invent: The author contrived a clever plot. Synonyms: concoct, design. to bring about or effect by a plan, scheme, or the like; manage: He contrived to gain their votes. to plot (evil, treachery, etc.). Synonyms: scheme, conspire.
Definition of contrived adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
contrive something to think of or make something, for example a plan or a machine, in a clever way. They contrived a plan to defraud the company. Word Origin. See contrive in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: contrive. Definition of contrive verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
