CONTRIVED


Meaning of CONTRIVED in English

/ kənˈtraɪvd; NAmE / adjective

( disapproving ) planned in advance and not natural or genuine; written or arranged in a way that is not natural or realistic :

a contrived situation

The book's happy ending seemed contrived.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.