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| 1. | [ adjective ] showing effects of planning or manipulation | |
| Examples: | "a novel with a contrived ending" |
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| Related terms: | planned | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] artificially formal | |
| Synonyms: | artificial stilted hokey | |
| Examples: | "that artificial humility that her husband hated" "contrived coyness" "a stilted letter of acknowledgment" "when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation" |
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| Related terms: | affected | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] artificially formal | |
| Synonyms: | artificial stilted | |
| Examples: | "that artificial humility that her husband hated" "contrived coyness" "a stilted letter of acknowledgment" "when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation" |
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| Related terms: | affected | |
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contrive contriver contributive countrified contrastive contrivance contrite contorted contrariwise contribute contracted controlled contravene contrariety contredanse contrariness contributing contribution countryfied contriteness Contreras contritely contortion contradict contrarian controvert contrarily contrition connatural controversy contrarious control contributor counter contretemps contradance contractor country contraband contour contort country-bred controller |
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