Associations to the word «Contrived»
Noun
- Proprietor
- Steal
- Intimacy
- Adversary
- Storyline
- Purpose
- Disgrace
- Dial
- Difficulty
- Misery
- Peep
- Scruple
- Trifle
- Conversation
- Contrary
- Grub
- Midst
- Rubber
- Hide
- Curtain
- Bey
- Conspirator
- Extract
- Diversion
- Eloquence
- Wig
- Charm
- Circumstance
- Situation
- Suspicion
- Supper
- Discourse
- Housekeeper
- Furnishing
- Reinforcement
- Possession
- Gentleman
- Zeus
- Jesuit
- Henchman
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
CONTRIVED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of contrive
CONTRIVED, adjective. Unnatural, forced
Dictionary definition
CONTRIVED, adjective. Showing effects of planning or manipulation; "a novel with a contrived ending".
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".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.