All 3 Uses of
contrived
in
Frankenstein
- She procured plain work; she plaited straw and by various means contrived to earn a pittance scarcely sufficient to support life.†
Chpt 1 *
- I observed this also and contrived a fan of branches, which roused the embers when they were nearly extinguished.†
Chpt 11
- Here also we made some acquaintances, who almost contrived to cheat me into happiness.†
Chpt 19
Definition:
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(contrived) unnatural seeming (due to careful planning)
or more rarely:
arranged (that something should happen)