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  • contrived — [[t]kəntra͟ɪvd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you say that something someone says or does is contrived, you think it is false and deliberate, rather than natural and not planned. There was nothing contrived or calculated about what he said …   English dictionary

  • contrived — adj. obviously planned or schemed; labored, artificial con·trive || kÉ™n traɪv v. devise, invent, concoct; succeed through stratagem; manage to do something …   English contemporary dictionary

  • hoke something up — N. Amer. informal make excessively sentimental or contrived. → hoke …   English new terms dictionary

  • contrivance — Something contrived or arranged, often to deceive; a device; a disguise. Matey v Heichemer, 81 Colo 379, 256 P 4. A tool, instrument, or other article, made with more or less ingenuity, to accomplish some mechanical purpose, perhaps the twirling… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • Humbug — Hum bug , n. [Prob. fr. hum to impose on, deceive + bug a frightful object.] 1. An imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in order to deceive and mislead; a trick by cajolery; a hoax. [1913 Webster] 2. A spirit of deception;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • contrivance — /keuhn truy veuhns/, n. 1. something contrived; a device, esp. a mechanical one. 2. the act or manner of contriving; the faculty or power of contriving. 3. a plan or scheme; expedient. [1620 30; CONTRIVE + ANCE] * * * …   Universalium

  • hoke — 1. verb To give a false or artificial quality to See Also: hokey 2. noun Something contrived, artificial …   Wiktionary

  • device — An appliance, usually mechanical, designed to perform a specific function, such as prosthesis or orthesis. [M.E., fr. O.Fr. devis, fr. L. divisum, divided] central bearing d. in dentistry, a d. which provides a central point of bearing, or …   Medical dictionary

  • contrivance — con•triv•ance [[t]kənˈtraɪ vəns[/t]] n. 1) something contrived, esp. a mechanical device 2) the act, manner, or faculty of contriving 3) a plan or scheme; expedient • Etymology: 1620–30 …   From formal English to slang

  • contrivance — /kənˈtraɪvəns / (say kuhn truyvuhns) noun 1. something contrived; a device, especially a mechanical one. 2. the act or manner of contriving; the faculty or power of contriving. 3. a plan or scheme; an expedient …  

  • contrivance — [kən trī′vəns] n. 1. the act, way, or power of contriving 2. something contrived, as an invention, mechanical device, or ingenious plan …   English World dictionary

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