Associations to the word «Overwrought»

Wiktionary

OVERWROUGHT, adjective. In a state of excessive nervousness, excitement, or anger; Extremely tense, anxious, or upset; filled with emotion, emotional; uneasy.
OVERWROUGHT, adjective. Elaborate; overdone.

Dictionary definition

OVERWROUGHT, adjective. Deeply agitated especially from emotion; "distraught with grief".

Wise words

Every once in a while, you let a word or phrase out and you want to catch it and bring it back. You can't do that. It's gone, gone forever.
Dan Quayle