2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Contrive \Con*trive"\ (k[o^]n*tr[imac]v"), 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. [1913 Webster] What more likely to contrive this admirable frame of the universe than infinite wisdom. --Tillotson. [1913 Webster] neither do thou imagine that I shall contrive aught against his life. --Hawthorne. Syn: To invent; discover; plan; design; project; plot; concert; hatch. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: contrived adj 1: showing effects of planning or manipulation; "a novel with a contrived ending" 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" [syn: {artificial}, {hokey}, {stilted}]
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