contrived

/kʌntrˈaɪvd/

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Adjective Satellite
showing effects of planning or manipulation; "a novel with a contrived ending"
Adjective Satellite
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"
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