contriving
English edit
Verb edit
contriving
- present participle and gerund of contrive
Noun edit
contriving (plural contrivings)
- The act of one who contrives.
- 2007, Steve Talbott, Devices of the Soul, page 192:
- Do we really want all those strivings and contrivings—all those thoughts and assumptions someone has cleverly etched into the hardware and software we are using—to remain invisible?