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high-wrought
[ hahy-rawt ]
/ ˈhaɪˈrɔt /
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adjective
highly agitated; overwrought.
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Origin of high-wrought
First recorded in 1595–1605
Words nearby high-wrought
highway patrol, highway robbery, high wine, high wire, high-wire act, high-wrought, High Wycombe, high yellow, H.I.H., hi-hat, HII region
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