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Definition of Contrived

Contrived
Contrive Con*trive", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Contrived; p. pr. & vb. n. Contriving.] [OE. contriven, contreven, controven, to invent, OF. controver, contruver; con- + trouver to find. See Troubadour, trover.] To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to invent; to design; to plan. What more likely to contrive this admirable frame of the universe than infinite wisdom. --Tillotson. neither do thou imagine that I shall contrive aught against his life. --Hawthorne. Syn: To invent; discover; plan; design; project; plot; concert; hatch.

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- Contrived is a Canadian indie rock band. Based in Nova Scotia, the band consists of Loel Campbell, Mike MacNeill, Tim D'Eon and Jon Samuel. Four of the...
- of the 1830s, "How to Write a Blackwood Article", which includes the contrived acronym "P.R.E.T.T.Y.B.L.U.E.B.A.T.C.H." The use of Latin and Neo-Latin...
- move the plot forward. A clichéd plot device may annoy the reader and a contrived or arbitrary device may confuse the reader, causing a loss of the suspension...
- planned obsolescence. They are listed in the order of increasing severity: Contrived durability is a strategy of shortening the product lifetime before it...
- A contrived tenancy is a term used in British housing law to describe a situation where a tenancy is created in order to take advantage of the housing...
- however, that this invented name, adopted in the mid-19th century, was contrived solely to be the longest name of any town in Britain. The official name...
- advantage that outcomes are observed in a natural setting rather than in a contrived laboratory environment. For this reason, field experiments are sometimes...
- extensive effort). Willful ignorance is sometimes called willful blindness, contrived ignorance, conscious avoidance, intentional ignorance, or Nelsonian knowledge...
- negative reception, due to its appearance as that of a "mechanically contrived outcome", thus an alternate version attributed to 15-year old schoolgirl...
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