- overwrought over·wrought adj
- [ˌəʊvə'rɔːt]
estremamente agitato (-a)
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
overwrought over·wrought adj
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overwrought — (adj.) worked up to too high a pitch, 1825, lit. over worked, from OVER (Cf. over) + WROUGHT (Cf. wrought) … Etymology dictionary
overwrought — /oh veuhr rawt , oh veuhr /, adj. 1. extremely or excessively excited or agitated: to become overwrought on hearing bad news; an overwrought personality. 2. elaborated to excess; excessively complex or ornate: written in a florid, overwrought… … Universalium
wrought up — ▶ adjective AGITATED, tense, stressed, overwrought, nervous, on edge, edgy, keyed up, worked up, anxious, nervy, flustered, fretful, upset; informal in a state, in a stew, het up, wound up, uptight, jumpy, in a tizz/tizzy; Brit. informal strung… … Useful english dictionary
o|ver|wrought — «adjective, OH vuhr RAWT; verb. OH vuhr RAWT», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. wearied or exhausted by too much work or excitement: »overwrought nerves. 2. worked up to too high a pitch; too excited. 3. decorated all over: »an overwrought platter. Of… … Useful english dictionary
Excitation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Excitation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 excitation of feeling excitation of feeling Sgm: N 1 mental excitement mental excitement Sgm: N 1 suscitation suscitation galvanism stimulation piquancy provocation inspiration… … English dictionary for students
ornate — adj 1. elaborate, involved, busy; fussy, frilly; baroque, rococo, arabesque. 2. elegant, fine, fancy; rich, lush, luxurious, luxuriant, sumptuous; brilliant, dazzling, glittering; gilt, begilt. 3. labored, richly wrought, highly wrought; overdone … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
mad — adj 1. insane, crazy, crazed, demented, lunatic, deranged; of unsound mind, Latin, non compos mentis; daft, Inf. daffy, unbalanced, touched, Inf. unglued, Inf. half baked, Brit. Sl. bonkers, unhinged, distracted; eccentric, flighty, odd,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
