high-wrought
/ˈhʌɪrɔːt/ /ˌhʌɪˈrɔːt/adjective
1Extremely agitated, disturbed, or excited; turbulent; worked up.
- Originally denoting literal turbulence; in later use applied chiefly to emotions..
2Skilfully or finely made, ornamented, etc.; elaborately constructed.
- In later use sometimes with implication of over-elaboration..
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas North (1535–?1603), translator. From high + wrought.
- press blanket
- pressboard
- press boat
- pressbook
- press box
- press boy
- press brake
- Press Bureau
- Pressburg
- press-button
- presscake
- press card
- press charges
- press clipper
- press clipping
- press cloth
- press conference
- press copy
- press copying
- press corps
- press-corrected
- press-correction
- press corrector
- Press Council
- press coverage