Highwrought
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Highwrought is an adjective meaning (archaic) Highly excited; overwrought; worked up.
Meaning
(archaic) Highly excited; overwrought; worked up.
Example Sentences
The downy cloth of our meeting mounts was now of real use to break the violence of the tilt; and soon, too soon indeed! the highwrought agitation, the sweet urgency of this to-and-fro friction, raised the titillation on me to its height
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include high-wrought, wrought-up, overdone, forwrought, overwrought, overwroth.
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