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Meanings of contrived in English

Artificially formal.

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Usage of contrived in English
1
Providing an immediately different, or contrived, competition style could have been troublesome.
The Guardian
2
With a great effort, Joyce contrived to be gracious yet once more.
Eyeless in Gaza
3
Owen's argument for limbs might strike us today as contrived and peculiar.
The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
4
Finally, the trial seems, in retrospect, obviously contrived to serve political ends.
1492 the year our world began
5
At one point Pakistan contrived to lose six wickets for 29 runs.
The Guardian
6
In the evenings, after dinner, he contrived reasons for leaving the house.
Tough customer: a novel
7
It all seems very real as a result and it's not contrived.
The Guardian
8
In a moment the blond-haired cadet appeared with the hurriedly contrived beacon.
On the Trail of the Space Pirates
9
Ten minutes later and Newcastle had contrived an even more glaring miss.
The Guardian
10
If it had been contrived it could not have come more opportunity.
The sleeper awakes
11
By terrorising the population the Jacobins contrived to triumph at the elections.
The Psychology of Revolution
12
In fact, Aurelie contrived to display new virtues in this second phase.
Beatrix
13
Further proof, if any was needed, that my escape had been contrived.
The Asylum
14
Hilariously, Indonesia lost the game they'd contrived to set up against Singapore.
The South African
15
It's totally contrived, of course, and that almost makes it more fun.
Wired
16
They can be drop-offs and even contrived-thepoint is difficulty, not aesthetics.
Climbing Magazine
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United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
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