plural of contriver

A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task. / A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective. / Something overly artful or artificial.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contrive

present participle of contrive

The act of one who contrives.

A person who contrives.

To invent by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise / To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation. / To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light.

Created in a deliberate, rather than natural or spontaneous, way. / Unnatural, forced; artificial, or unrealistic.

simple past tense and past participle of contrive

plural of contrivance