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contrived in WordNet English dictionary
adjective- 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"
artificial contrived hokey stilted
- showing effects of planning or manipulation
"a novel with a contrived ending"
contrived
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