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overwrought |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Overwork \O`ver*work"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overworked}or {Overwrought}; p. pr & vb n. {Overworking}.] 1. To work beyond the strength; to cause to labor too much or too long; to tire excessively; as to overwork a horse. 2. To fill too full of work to crowd with labor. My days with toil are overwrought. --Longfellow. 3. To decorate all over From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Overwrought \O`ver*wrought\, p. p. & a. from {Overwork}. Wrought upon excessively; overworked; overexcited. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: overwrought adj : deeply agitated especially from emotion; "distraught with grief" [syn: {distraught}]
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