high-wrought
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of high-wrought
First recorded in 1595–1605
Example Sentences
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There is no glamour, no ecstasy, no high-wrought moment in his tranquil pages.
From Time Magazine Archive
The high-wrought, poetical description and the invective had gone over the heads of most of the listeners.
From Roland Graeme: Knight A Novel of Our Time by Agnes Maule Machar
She was sinking into that passive state, which often succeeds too high-wrought emotion.
From Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel by Caroline Lee Hentz
In the prophecies and the psalms we have seen the high-wrought poetry of Israel's religion.
From The Chief End of Man by George Spring Merriam
Yet under lofty and high-wrought emotion, the yearning of the soul toward the Supreme Power often breaks spontaneously into the language of personality.
From The Chief End of Man by George Spring Merriam
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