contrived

1. Showing effects of planning or manipulation (synset 301801903)
   "a novel with a contrived ending"
   similar to: planned - designed or carried out according to a plan
2. Artificially formal (synset 300074073)
   "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"
   similar to: affected, unnatural - speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression
   same as: artificial, hokey, stilted

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