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
He is too scornful, too high-wrought, too bitter.
From Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold by Arnold, Matthew
The poor old lady's high-wrought energies almost failed her now; and had not a chair stood near, she would hardly have saved herself from falling on the floor beside her niece.
From The Widow Barnaby Vol. III (of 3) by Trollope, Frances Eleanor
No work ever came from the press whose anticipated excellence was more loudly proclaimed, and none, we are persuaded, ever more disappointed high-wrought expectation.
From The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) 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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