Translation for '
contrived' from English to Bulgarian
| ADJ | contrived | more contrived | most contrived |
| VERB | to contrive | contrived | contrived contriving | contrives |
| SYNO | artificial | contrived | hokey | ... |
ADJ positive | comparative | superlative
VERB to infinitive | simple past | past participle
present participle | 3rd person
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Usage Examples English
- Others criticized it for having a mangled storyline that was as contrived as the rock-layered carnatic soundtrack.
- Chris Kridler of "The Baltimore Sun" did like the film, calling it "a pretty twisted story, contrived but entertaining".
- Hokey means corny, mawkishly sentimental, or obviously contrived.
- About 1784 he contrived a system of ventilation for St. Thomas's Hospital.
- Algis Budrys described "Anniversary" as "a badly contrived stunt".
- This example is a little bit contrived. For truly generic erasure codes that work over any data set, we would need something other than the "f"("i") given.
- Acronyms are sometimes contrived, that is, deliberately designed to be especially apt for the thing being named (by having a dual meaning or by borrowing the positive connotations of an existing word).
- Clinical trials are often assigned contrived acronyms.
- One of Yongzheng's brothers patronised the project for a while, although Yongzheng contrived to give exclusive credit to his father Kangxi instead.
- Criticisms of her novels typically center on weak or contrived plot points, not on her prose.
- The "Sydney Morning Herald" called the play "commendably smooth" but felt it became contrived in the second act.
- While many philatelists prefer genuine commercial covers to philatelically contrived covers, philatelic covers may still be acceptable in collections of countries and eras where few other covers exist.
- Certain movies are entirely driven by the meet-cute situation, and contrived circumstances throw the couple together for much of the screenplay.
- He has also contrived to art magazines such as "Segno", "Il giornale dell'arte", "Arte e critica", "Tema celeste", "Terzoocchio", "Apeiron" and "TribeArt".
- Liam Lacey of "The Globe and Mail" wrote: "An ingratiating but overly contrived Canadian coming-of-age tale".
- Vir Singh Deo assassinated Abul Fazl who was returning from Deccan in a plot contrived by the Mughal Prince Salim.
- These are merely contrived examples and do not necessarily represent real cells (see the list of Mobile Country Codes and ).
- Iconic memorials created after the war are designed as symbols of remembrance and as carefully contrived works of art.
- "TULIP" is in official use by some librarians; the remainder have been contrived for this listing.
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Contains translations by TU Chemnitz and Mr Honey's Business Dictionary (German-English only).
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