contrivingn.

/kənˈtrʌɪvɪŋ/

Forms: Also Middle English–1500s controving.

Etymology: < contrive v.¹ + -ing suffix¹.

The action of contrive v.¹; contrivance; devising.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > [noun]

contrivingc1330

discoverya1527

inventiona1538

out-finding1554

boulting out1563

reperition1610

elicitation1655

ascertainment1821

the mind > will > intention > planning > plotting > [noun]

compassinga1300

contrivingc1330

undermining1433

imagininga1449

engininga1450

practising?1545

machinationc1550

packing1587

plotting1593

contrival1602

managing1607

tamperinga1627

practicking1640

texturea1641

contrivance1647

briguing1657

intrigue1668

intriguing1801

policizing1809

scheming1813

intriguery1815

schemery1822

plottery1823

shenanigan1855

game playing1916

shenaniganning1924

wheeler-dealing1968

wheeling and dealing1969

wheeling-dealing1973

the world > existence and causation > creation > [noun] > contriving or devising

crafta1398

artifice1526

contriving1583

hammering1589

contrivement1599

contrival1602

mintage1632

contrivance1644

fabrefaction1652

artificery1688

the mind > will > intention > planning > [noun] > devising, inventing, or designing

contriving1583

replanning1853

the mind > will > intention > planning > [noun]

compassinga1300

compassmentc1300

ordainingc1350

ordinancec1385

imaginationa1393

conjectmentc1400

before-castinga1425

forecastinga1425

imagininga1449

conjectinga1450

machinationc1550

platforming1560

plotting1593

contrivement1599

agitation1600

contrival1602

contrivage1610

projection1611

projectment1611

contrivance1647

politics1650

digestion1680

planning1730

contriving1751

scheme1790

scheming1813

schemery1822

replanning1853

mapping1856

macroplanning1966

c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. (1810) 255 Of þat fals controueyng gaf þei jugement.

1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 81 Of his owne controvinge He found magique and taught it forth.

1583 P. Stubbes Anat. Abuses Ep. Ded. sig. ¶iiiv I haue taken vpon me the contryuing of this book.

1751 C. Labelye Descr. Westm. Bridge 107 Methods of my own contriving.

1858 H. W. Longfellow Children in Birds of Passage i. ix What are all our contrivings, And the wisdom of our books?

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

contrivingadj.

Etymology: formed as contrive v.¹ + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: conˈtriving.

That contrives; skilfully or artfully devising, scheming, inventive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > intention > planning > [adjective]

imaginativec1405

compassingc1440

contrivinga1616

projective1640

designing1656

scheming1838

planful1862

organizatory1917

the mind > will > intention > planning > plotting > [adjective]

compassingc1440

practising1556

plotting1592

contrivinga1616

intriguing1682

plotful1732

machinating1751

policizing1825

scheming1838

intriguant1897

wheeling-dealing1973

the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > invention, devising > [adjective]

inventivec1450

ingenious1576

contriving1790

a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) i. ii. 174 Our contriuing Friends in Rome.

1691 J. Hartcliffe Treat. Virtues Pref. 15 Revenge is a busie and contriving Vice.

1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 233 A thousand uses suggest themselves to a contriving mind.

1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. ii. 40 Jobs that require both a nice hand, and a contriving head.

Derivatives

conˈtrivingly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > intention > planning > plotting > [adverb]

plottinglya1651

intriguingly1741

contrivingly1748

schemingly1895

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VI. lvi. 221 Wickedly, as my friends still think, and contrivingly.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	contriving
释义	contrivingn. /kənˈtrʌɪvɪŋ/ Forms: Also Middle English–1500s controving. Etymology: < contrive v.¹ + -ing suffix¹. The action of contrive v.¹; contrivance; devising. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > [noun] contrivingc1330 discoverya1527 inventiona1538 out-finding1554 boulting out1563 reperition1610 elicitation1655 ascertainment1821 the mind > will > intention > planning > plotting > [noun] compassinga1300 contrivingc1330 undermining1433 imagininga1449 engininga1450 practising?1545 machinationc1550 packing1587 plotting1593 contrival1602 managing1607 tamperinga1627 practicking1640 texturea1641 contrivance1647 briguing1657 intrigue1668 intriguing1801 policizing1809 scheming1813 intriguery1815 schemery1822 plottery1823 shenanigan1855 game playing1916 shenaniganning1924 wheeler-dealing1968 wheeling and dealing1969 wheeling-dealing1973 the world > existence and causation > creation > [noun] > contriving or devising crafta1398 artifice1526 contriving1583 hammering1589 contrivement1599 contrival1602 mintage1632 contrivance1644 fabrefaction1652 artificery1688 the mind > will > intention > planning > [noun] > devising, inventing, or designing contriving1583 replanning1853 the mind > will > intention > planning > [noun] compassinga1300 compassmentc1300 ordainingc1350 ordinancec1385 imaginationa1393 conjectmentc1400 before-castinga1425 forecastinga1425 imagininga1449 conjectinga1450 machinationc1550 platforming1560 plotting1593 contrivement1599 agitation1600 contrival1602 contrivage1610 projection1611 projectment1611 contrivance1647 politics1650 digestion1680 planning1730 contriving1751 scheme1790 scheming1813 schemery1822 replanning1853 mapping1856 macroplanning1966 c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. (1810) 255 Of þat fals controueyng gaf þei jugement. 1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 81 Of his owne controvinge He found magique and taught it forth. 1583 P. Stubbes Anat. Abuses Ep. Ded. sig. ¶iiiv I haue taken vpon me the contryuing of this book. 1751 C. Labelye Descr. Westm. Bridge 107 Methods of my own contriving. 1858 H. W. Longfellow Children in Birds of Passage i. ix What are all our contrivings, And the wisdom of our books? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2020). contrivingadj. Etymology: formed as contrive v.¹ + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: conˈtriving. That contrives; skilfully or artfully devising, scheming, inventive. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > planning > [adjective] imaginativec1405 compassingc1440 contrivinga1616 projective1640 designing1656 scheming1838 planful1862 organizatory1917 the mind > will > intention > planning > plotting > [adjective] compassingc1440 practising1556 plotting1592 contrivinga1616 intriguing1682 plotful1732 machinating1751 policizing1825 scheming1838 intriguant1897 wheeling-dealing1973 the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > invention, devising > [adjective] inventivec1450 ingenious1576 contriving1790 a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) i. ii. 174 Our contriuing Friends in Rome. View more context for this quotation 1691 J. Hartcliffe Treat. Virtues Pref. 15 Revenge is a busie and contriving Vice. 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 233 A thousand uses suggest themselves to a contriving mind. View more context for this quotation 1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. ii. 40 Jobs that require both a nice hand, and a contriving head. Derivatives conˈtrivingly adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > planning > plotting > [adverb] plottinglya1651 intriguingly1741 contrivingly1748 schemingly1895 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VI. lvi. 221 Wickedly, as my friends still think, and contrivingly. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.c1330adj.a1616
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