contrived
/kənˈtɹaɪvd/
verb
- 1
To invent by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise
- 2
To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation.
- 3
To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light.
- 4
To spend (time, or a period).
adjective
- 1
Created in a deliberate, rather than natural or spontaneous, way.
- 2
Unnatural, forced; artificial, or unrealistic.
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