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contrivedcon‧trived /kənˈtraɪvd/ adjective   - One critic described the movie as "a stale and hopelessly contrived comedy".
- The script is contrived and unbelievable.
- There's something very contrived about the whole story.
- And if his comparison was contrived, it is no less valid for that.
- If you succumb to the temptation to tell contrived jokes, ration yourself to two per day.
- Notice that the principle of contextual plausibility allows legitimacy to expressions which arise in the contrived contexts of the classroom.
- These are far less formal, contrived changes than those in the documentary novels.
when pictures, films etc do not make things seem real► abstract abstract paintings, pictures, designs etc contain shapes and images that represent real things and people but do not look like them: · a new exhibition of abstract paintings· A lot of people don't like abstract art.· It's an abstract design that's supposed to represent freedom and strength. ► unrealistic something that is unrealistic shows or describes things in a way that does not seem real, and is therefore not very good or cannot be believed: · I found the play boring and the characters unrealistic.· The film is ruined by all the unrealistic plot twists. ► contrived a story, situation etc that is contrived has been written or arranged in a way that seems false and not natural: · There's something very contrived about the whole story.· One critic described the movie as "a stale and hopelessly contrived comedy". seeming false and not natural:  The characters are as contrived as the plot. |