overwrought

overwrought Definition

over·wrought (ō′vər rôt′)

adjective

overwrought Synonyms

modif.

Weary from exhaustion
affected, worn, weary; see spent 2, tired.
Excitable from exhaustion
worked-up, high-strung, emotional, nervous, neurotic; see also excitable.

overwrought Usage Examples

Adjective complement with noun phrase

get: When Hammond announced the result, Sergeant Petersen got a little... overwrought.

Used with adjective complement

seem: Giving in marriage These observations may seem overwrought in the context of the Internet.

Modifying Another Word

so: And I'm again so overwrought sharing truth; The gain is sold into dispute.
too: No specialist of Chinese history myself, I nonetheless found the claims a little too sensational and the writing too overwrought in places.

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