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Dictionary definition for: Contrived
1. (s) showing effects of planning or manipulation; "a novel with a contrived ending"
2. (s) 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"
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