Contrived (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Showing effects of planning or manipulation; "a novel with a contrived ending".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The detective easily saw through the suspect's contrived alibi and determined they were lying.
- The reality TV show was filled with contrived situations and predictable plot twists.
- Her friends didn't buy the excuse for breaking up, which they knew was just a contrived way to let them down gently.
- The blockbuster film had an extremely contrived climax, full of cheesy special effects.
- Despite being promoted as an independent romantic comedy, the entire relationship was seen by some critics as a contrived, commercially motivated hook.
Meaning 2
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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.