# scripted

Pronunciation: say "SKRIPT-id" /ˈskɹɪptɪd/

## Adjective

1. Written or prepared in advance, before being read aloud or performed.
   - Simple: Written or planned ahead of time, not made up on the spot.
   - _The awards ceremony followed a tightly scripted sequence of speeches and musical numbers._
   - _Every moment of the broadcast was scripted weeks before the cameras rolled._
2. Predictable and unoriginal, as if following a tired, expected pattern rather than saying anything fresh.
   - Simple: So predictable and dull that it feels fake, as if the words were planned out.
   - _The politician's apology came across as scripted and utterly insincere._
   - _Every twist in the novel felt scripted, hitting the same predictable beats as a hundred others._

## Verb

3. Simple past and past participle of script. — simple past and past participle of script
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of script. Use this form for writing that was prepared earlier.
   - _The director scripted the documentary's narration herself._
   - _The episode was scripted by a team of three writers over two months._

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