How to pronounce“contrived”in English
IPA/kənˈtɹaɪvd/
Syllablescon·tri·ved
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verb
simple past and past participle of contrive
adjective
Created in a deliberate, rather than natural or spontaneous, way.
“contrived joke”
adjective
Unnatural, forced; artificial, or unrealistic.
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