CONTRIVED





Definition:

  1. [adjective] showing effects of planning or manipulation; "a novel with a contrived ending"

  2. [adjective] artificially formal; "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"
    Synonyms: artificial, hokey, stilted

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