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contrived

adjective

con·​trived kən-ˈtrīvd How to pronounce contrived (audio)
: having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial, labored
a contrived plot

Example Sentences

… it may remind readers of Christopher Nolan's ingeniously contrived mystery film "Memento" … Joyce Carol Oates, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2005 The music industry has become far more image conscious and contrived since her first album affected me so profoundly … Lisa Marie Presley, Time, 18 Apr. 2005 There are some who scorn that sterling art form, the afternoon soap opera, alleging that its characters are unbelievable, its plots contrived and its action negligible. Lydel Sims, Assignment: Memphis, 1982 The movie's contrived ending was a big disappointment. The results of the test seemed somewhat contrived.
Recent Examples on the Web The story takes its most contrived turn when Robert lands a part-time job at a public defender’s office. Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2022 Exploiting the patriarchal laws of the day, Callahan sued Bedlow for seduction — a contrived claim, man against man, that Bedlow’s seduction of Sawyer cost Callahan losses of her labor. New York Times, 14 July 2022 But for a movie with so much volatile physicality and bruising punishment, there’s an inertia about the whole thing, a soullessness that makes every contrived smirk grate. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Aug. 2022 Any intercultural project in Israel — where many Arabs complain of systemic discrimination by Jews, and many Jews fear they will never be accepted by Arabs — has the potential to feel either resonant or contrived. New York Times, 23 July 2022 Federal prosecutors said lenders were persuaded to make loans on properties that didn’t meet their lending criteria based on contrived information from BH Property Management about the value of its multi-family housing properties. Hartford Courant, 12 July 2022 At the same time, the evidence shows that the contrived transcript in the post does not accurately reflect much of what was said during the call. Ana Faguy, USA TODAY, 15 June 2022 One thing Hacks has already established its ability to do interestingly, if not always smoothly, is set itself up for contrived drama and then avoid dragging out the contrivance. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2022 At the end of the day, all the contrived bits and prewritten one-offs in the world are no substitute for an actual human being present onstage, particularly one who’s blessed with good comic timing. Emma Specter, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

see contrive

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of contrived was in the 15th century

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