Word: contrived
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: con
trived
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of contrive; come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
Morphemes:
Affix: contrive
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To invent by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise
Affix: -d
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.