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CONTRIVED

having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial

The meaning of the word contrived is having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial.

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WordMeaning
disputatiousinclined to dispute
victualsfood usable by people
pestilentialcausing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
shoveto push along
inasmuch_assince; owing to the fact that
shudderto tremble convulsively : shiver
indicativeserving to indicate
kleptomaniaca person evidencing kleptomania
trekto make one's way arduously
tantamountequivalent in value, significance, or effect