ಅರ್ಥ : Showing effects of planning or manipulation.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
A novel with a contrived ending.
ಅರ್ಥ : Artificially formal.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
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.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : artificial, hokey, stilted