Obviously planned or calculated; not spontaneous or natural; labored: a novel with a contrived ending.
contrivedly con·triv'ed·ly (-trī'vĭd-lē, -trīvd'lē) adv.
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Obviously planned or calculated; not spontaneous or natural; labored: a novel with a contrived ending.
contrivedly con·triv'ed·ly (-trī'vĭd-lē, -trīvd'lē) adv.
adjective
The adjective has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
showing effects of planning or manipulation
Meaning #2:
artificially formal
Synonyms: artificial, stilted
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - udspekuleret, kunstig, konstrueret
Nederlands (Dutch)
gezocht, geforceerd
Français (French)
adj. - manigancé, artificiel, forcé
Deutsch (German)
adj. - künstlich, arrangiert
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αφύσικος και βεβιασμένος
Italiano (Italian)
ricercato, forzato
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - inventado
Русский (Russian)
искусственный, натянутый
Español (Spanish)
adj. - rebuscado, afectado, artificial
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - planerad, konstlad
中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
人为的, 做作的, 不自然的
中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 人為的, 做作的, 不自然的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 인위적인, 무리를 한
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) مفتعل, مدبر
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - מעושה, מאולץ
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