contrived
adjectives
showing effects of planning or manipulation
"a novel with a contrived ending"
is similar to
designed or carried out according to a plan
"the planned outlays for new equipment"
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"
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