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overwrought
[ oh-ver-rawt, oh-ver- ]
adjective
- extremely or excessively excited or agitated:
to become overwrought on hearing bad news; an overwrought personality.
Synonyms: ,
- elaborated to excess; excessively complex or ornate:
written in a florid, overwrought style.
- Archaic. wearied or exhausted by overwork.
overwrought
/ 藢蓹蕣惫蓹藞谤蓴藧迟 /
adjective
- full of nervous tension; agitated
- too elaborate; fussy
an overwrought style
- often postpositiveand foll bywith with the surface decorated or adorned
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of overwrought1
Example Sentences
I encountered Navarro in 2012, when he made a minor splash on the documentary film circuit with 鈥淒eath by China,鈥 a provocative if overwrought manifesto based on his book of the same title.
But in this age of expensive and overwrought world-building, it鈥檚 Ellison鈥檚 experiential care with well-worn material that delivers the goods.
This downbeat drama is as overwrought as Killian鈥檚 muscles 鈥 it鈥檚 a steroidal portrait of a man in distress.
The dish itself was a bit overwrought and ostentatious, but the fennel frico was unforgettable.
The latter was an example of how the overuse of this overwrought oratorio made it perfect fodder for parody, and the humor of juicing something comedic with its uber-seriousness.
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