Lexic.us

Definition of Contrived

1. Adjective. Showing effects of planning or manipulation. "A novel with a contrived ending"

2. Adjective. Artificially formal. "When people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation"

Definition of Contrived

1. Verb. (past of contrive) ¹

2. Adjective. unnatural, forced ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Contrived

1. contrive [v] - See also: contrive

Lexicographical Neighbors of Contrived

contributrix contrist contristed contristing contrists contrite contritely contriteness contritenesses contrition

contritions contrivable contrivance contrivances contrive contrived (current term) contrivement contrivements contriver contrivers

contrives contriving contro- control control-freak control account control animal control arm control board control brief

Literary usage of Contrived

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Novels of Jane Austen by Jane Austen (1892)
"Mrs Morris contrived to remove one article from his sight that might have distressed him. The curtain over which she had presided with such talent and such ..."

2. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1886)
"The window is so contrived that it can be made small or large, as the light is strong or feeble. From the wall in the rear upon which the picture is made, ..."

3. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1885)
"Richard, ever eager for vengeance on the opposition, contrived, in 1396, that Warwick and Nottingham should quarrel over the lands of Gower ; and the former ..."

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