The other announcers…indulged in the usual synthetic hoopla and contrived excitement (New York Times).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
un|con|trived — «UHN kuhn TRYVD», adjective. 1. not worked out beforehand; unplanned; unpremeditated: »uncontrived events. 2. not artificial; natural; artless: »uncontrived mirth … Useful english dictionary
trived — con·trived; … English syllables
con|triv´ed|ly — con|trived «kuhn TRYVD», adjective. produced by contrivance; characterized by artifice or craft; not natural; artificial: »The other announcers…indulged in the usual synthetic hoopla and contrived excitement (New York Times). –con|triv´ed|ly,… … Useful english dictionary
con|triv´er — con|trive «kuhn TRYV», verb, trived, triv|ing. –v.t. 1. to plan with cleverness or skill; invent; design: »The inventor contrived a new kind of engine with fewer moving parts. SYNONYM(S): devise. 2. to plan; scheme; … Useful english dictionary
con|triv´a|ble — con|trive «kuhn TRYV», verb, trived, triv|ing. –v.t. 1. to plan with cleverness or skill; invent; design: »The inventor contrived a new kind of engine with fewer moving parts. SYNONYM(S): devise. 2. to plan; scheme; … Useful english dictionary
con|trive — «kuhn TRYV», verb, trived, triv|ing. –v.t. 1. to plan with cleverness or skill; invent; design: »The inventor contrived a new kind of engine with fewer moving parts. SYNONYM(S): devise. 2. to plan; scheme; … Useful english dictionary
contrived — con·trived … English syllables
contrived — con•trived [[t]kənˈtraɪvd[/t]] adj. obviously planned or forced; artificial; strained: a contrived story[/ex] • Etymology: 1505–15 con•triv′ed•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
contrived — con|trived [kənˈtraıvd] adj seeming false and not natural ▪ The characters are as contrived as the plot … Dictionary of contemporary English
contrived — con|trived [ kən traıvd ] adjective false or artificial … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
