wrought

[rawt]

verb

1. Archaic except in some senses.,  a simple past tense and past participle of work.

adjective

1. worked.

2. elaborated; embellished.

3. not rough or crude.

4. produced or shaped by beating with a hammer, as iron or silver articles.

wrought

/ rɔːt /

verb

1. archaic,  a past tense and past participle of work

adjective

1. metallurgy shaped by hammering or beating

2. (often in combination) formed, fashioned, or worked as specified

   well-wrought

3. decorated or made with delicate care

Usage

Wrought is sometimes used as if it were the past tense and past participle of wreak as in the hurricane wrought havoc in coastal areas. Many people think this use is incorrect

Other Word Forms

• interwrought adjective
• self-wrought adjective
• superwrought adjective
• underwrought adjective
• unwrought adjective
• well-wrought adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of wrought¹

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English wroght, metathetic variant of worht, past participle of worchen “to work”; work

Word History and Origins

Origin of wrought¹

C16: variant of worht, from Old English geworht, past participle of ( ge ) wyrcan to _work

Synonym Study

See worked.

Example Sentences

But as tensions with Moscow eased and the substantial environmental toll wrought by the rare earth industry gained prominence, the United States gradually offshored capacity in the 1980s and 1990s.

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For officials in Singapore, one Australian man’s actions at the “Wicked: For Good” premiere earlier this month wrought enough chaos to keep him out of the country — for good.

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The first half of the film depicts this complexly wrought relationship, revealing the couple’s connection.

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The district is also working on “the design of a new permanent wrought iron fence...that will allow for public view of the park, while permanently securing the site.”

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Black said that, among other topics, the gathering would look at the environmental damage wrought by the tobacco industry and its products.

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