Betekenis van:
contrived
contrived
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
- showing effects of planning or manipulation
"a novel with a contrived ending"
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Voorbeeldzinnen
- I contrived to leave my wallet behind.
- He contrived to cheat in the examination.
- They contrived to arrive in time after all.
- He contrived a new engine that does not use gas.
- He contrived a means of speaking to Nancy privately.
- It is certain that Emmet contrived his 'dyad' style to facilitate the process of architectural design.
- During the imprisonment of Sir Thomas a frequent intercourse of letters passed between him and this beloved daughter and when deprived of pen and ink he contrived to write to her with a coal.