contrived
adjective/kənˈtraɪvd/
/kənˈtraɪvd/
(disapproving)- planned in advance and not natural or what somebody claims it is; written or arranged in a way that is not natural or realistic
- a contrived situation
- The book's happy ending seemed contrived.
Extra Examples- the carefully contrived image of party unity
- The letter was full of contrived excuses.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- sound
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
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