wrought-up
Britishadjective
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Still, there is a certain monotony to the production: Shakespeare’s wondrous variety has been leeched from the text, leaving in its wake a single, sustained tone of wrought-up emotion.
From New York Times
It was a trying scene coming just when the clergyman's wrought-up nerves were beginning to feel a reaction--the more trying as all looked to him to do anything that could be done.
From Project Gutenberg
Will one of you gentlemen'—addressing the somewhat wrought-up group of lookers-on—'keep track of this with a bit of a pencil?'
From Project Gutenberg
Frank 88 found some relief for his wrought-up feelings in informing the inventor of what had occurred.
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So dim did the voice sound to his wrought-up fancy that the question had to be repeated.
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