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 voice was high-wrought and nervous in the extreme.
From The Only Woman in the Town And Other Tales of the American Revolution by Prichard, Sarah J.
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
Perhaps the high-wrought pathos is a sign of youth; but youth may be a strength as well as a weakness; and the lines are surely of extraordinary beauty and force.
From Tennyson and His Friends by Various
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 Merriam, George Spring
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