Definition of Contrived

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"
  • showing effects of planning or manipulation
    "a novel with a contrived ending"
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Unscramble contrived

436 unscramble word found using the letters contrived.

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