Meaning of CONTRIVED

Pronunciation:			kun'trIvd
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	Definition:		[adj]  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" [adj]  showing effects of planning or manipulation; "a novel with a contrived ending"
	Synonyms:		affected, artificial, planned, stilted, unnatural