wrought
Archaic except in some senses. a simple past tense and past participle of work.
elaborated; embellished.
not rough or crude.
produced or shaped by beating with a hammer, as iron or silver articles.
Origin of wrought
1synonym study For wrought
Other words from wrought
- in·ter·wrought, adjective
- self-wrought, adjective
- su·per·wrought, adjective
- un·der·wrought, adjective
- un·wrought, adjective
- well-wrought, adjective
Words Nearby wrought
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How to use wrought in a sentence
Made in the image of coach Kirby Smart, Georgia’s spread-optimized defense wrought carnage all season long.
Georgia’s Defense Lived Up To Its Billing As One Of The Best Ever | Josh Planos | January 12, 2022 | FiveThirtyEightThe timing flaw allows a malware-wrought page to race to access memory and all your other pages, not only those pages opened by following a link from one to another, but any page open in your browser.
Can you believe we’re talking about in-person events?; Thursday’s daily brief | Henry Powderly | March 18, 2021 | Search Engine LandThe timing flaw allows a malware wrought page to race to access memory and all your other pages, not only those pages opened by following a link from one to another, but any page open in your browser.
SharedArrayBuffer warnings in Search Console: Clarifying a new cross-origin isolation security policy | Detlef Johnson | March 16, 2021 | Search Engine LandThat might not be enough, though, to chase away everything 2020 wrought.
5 ways to chase the bad 2020 vibes out of your home | Elizabeth Mayhew | January 7, 2021 | Washington PostYou sit down again and stare at the stage, enthralled by the magic wrought on you.
Oh, the heaven and hell wrought by the casual use of a pronoun.
Then as now, the majority of Americans had little interest in examining the nuclear sword of Damocles their fear had wrought.
How a War-Weary Vet Created ‘The Twilight Zone’ | Rich Goldstein | November 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSo I was more wrought with nerves about that than almost anything in that number.
Oscars Host Neil Patrick Harris on His Best and Worst Emcee Moments (VIDEO) | Neil Patrick Harris | October 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey are as emotionally-wrought and heartbreaking as Davis describes.
This deft, delicately wrought story is Murakami at his best.
His parents were peasants and he wrought as a day laborer till he attracted attention.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellThis unreasoning, feminine obstinacy so wrought upon him that he permitted himself a smile and a lapse into irony and banter.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniThe baby's white robe, finely wrought in open-work, was also done, and freshly washed and ironed.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonGarnache need not plague himself with vexation that his rash temper alone had wrought his ruin now.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniThe boiler was of wrought iron, built in brickwork, and looked like a big kitchen-boiler.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis Trevithick
British Dictionary definitions for wrought
/ (rɔːt) /
archaic a past tense and past participle of work
metallurgy shaped by hammering or beating
(often in combination) formed, fashioned, or worked as specified: well-wrought
decorated or made with delicate care
Origin of wrought
1usage For wrought
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