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
But his high-wrought brilliancy, this unceasing point, soon fatigue.
From Brief History of English and American Literature by Beers, Henry A. (Henry Augustin)
In her present high-wrought state all her senses were excited to their intensest keenness.
From Counsel for the Defense by Chapman, Charles M.
He could hardly help laughing once more at the ridiculous collapse to his high-wrought expectations.
From The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories by Allen, Grant
These three high-wrought strokes of satirical humour were perhaps never equalled by any exertion of the pencil; excelled they cannot be.
From The Works of William Hogarth: In a Series of Engravings With Descriptions, and a Comment on Their Moral Tendency by Trusler, John
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