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What does the word contrived mean in this excerpt from T S Eliot's poem Gerontion?

Artificial or false


Use a sentence with the word connive?

Construe: to explain; interpretI struggled to construe the emotion her eyes held, but her dark sunglasses made interpreting her emotions impossible.It is difficult to construe the meaning of your question without some sort of context.


What does Sesquipedalianist mean?

The root word, sesquipedalian, means "given to long words". This could describe a speech or some form of written communication and has negative connotations, i.e., the piece is difficult to understand because of the contrived use of long words for which shorter words could have been used, possibly designed by the speaker/writer to sound smarter or more educated than they are. If we add the suffix -ist to it, one can assume that it would mean "one who is prone to the contrived over-usage of long words". The prefix anti- can indicate to the opposite meaning of the word or opposition to the concept. Therefore, an antisesquipedalianist is either one who uses small words or one who is opposed to the contrived over-usage of long words. Personally, my own pithier and more ironically humorous definition of the word is one who is opposed to the use of long words. How strictly correct my definition is can be debated, but it generally gets giggles, so I'll keep it.


What is another word for draft?

For drafted as in "formulated":adumbrated, characterized, composed, contrived, designed, fashioned, formulated, outlined, planned.For drafted as in "select for military force":called up, chose, enlisted, indited, recruited.


Are there any book club discussion questions for Playing for Pizza?

1. Do you find the book's plot "contrived" as one critic puts it-another triumph-of-the-underdog story? Or do you find it humorous and face-paced as others have said? Could it be both?2. One reviewer refers to it as a fable? What might that mean? In other words, what is a fable, and what elements of it fable can be found in Playing for Pizza?3. 3. Do you feel the descriptions of Italian culture add to or detract from the the story?4. Do you think the book was predictable?

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How do you use contirved?

I think you mean contrived.That is a contrived excuse.She contrived to be nearby when he walked out of class.


What does the word contrived mean?

artificial, lacking verisimilitude


What do you mean of contrived experiences?

Contrived experiences lead to a suspension of a disbelief. In other words, during the period of experience, the learner believes in the reality of the experience.


What are contrived experiences?

what are contrived experiences?


What does the word contrived mean in this excerpt from T S Eliot's poem Gerontion After such knowledge what forgiveness Think now History has many cunning passages contrived corridors And?

Artificial or false


What does concert mean?

Concerted means contrived or arranged by agreement or planned or devised together.


Why is it teacher using a contrived experience in teaching?

a contrived experience i something


What does the word contrived mean in this excerpt from T S Eliot's poem Gerontion?

Artificial or false


What does the word contrived mean in this excerpt from T. S. Eliot's poem Gerontion?

Artificial or false


How do you make a sentence with contrived?

The murderer contrived to construct an alibi to avoid detection.


What does the word contrived mean in this excerpt from ts Elliot poem geronation?

In this context, the word "contrived" means artfully crafted or deliberately created. It suggests that the creation being described has been carefully orchestrated or skillfully constructed.


What is an example of a sentence using the word Contrived?

Her story seemed contrived so no one believed her.