In a way that appears artificially planned or deliberately constructed rather than natural or spontaneous.
From 'contrived' (past tense of contrive, from Old French 'controver' meaning to find or invent) plus the adverbial suffix '-ly'. The word evolved to mean something deliberately made or arranged in an obvious way.
This word became popular during the Romantic era when artists celebrated 'natural' emotion over 'contrived' artifice—yet the irony is that the most carefully composed poetry aims to feel utterly natural!
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