Hyphenation of contrived

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word contrived? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

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Definitions of contrived:

1.	Showing effects of planning or manipulation A novel with a contrived ending
2.	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

Synonyms of contrived:

adj	planned
adj	artificial, hokey, stilted, affected, unnatural

Last hyphenations of this language

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