All 4 Uses of
contrived
in
Man And Superman
- She may do it by blandishment, like Rosalind, or by stratagem, like Mariana; but in every case the relation between the woman and the man is the same: she is the pursuer and contriver, he the pursued and disposed of.†
Chpt Ded. *
- Sexually, Woman is Nature's contrivance for perpetuating its highest achievement.†
Chpt 3
- Sexually, Man is Woman's contrivance for fulfilling Nature's behest in the most economical way.†
Chpt 3
- The Life Force respects marriage only because marriage is a contrivance of its own to secure the greatest number of children and the closest care of them.†
Chpt 3
Definition:
-
(contrived) unnatural seeming (due to careful planning)
or more rarely:
arranged (that something should happen)