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wrought

[rawt]

verb

  1. Archaic except in some senses.a simple past tense and past participle of work.



adjective

  1. worked.

  2. elaborated; embellished.

  3. not rough or crude.

  4. produced or shaped by beating with a hammer, as iron or silver articles.

wrought

/ ɔː /

verb

  1. archaica past tense and past participle of work

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. metallurgy shaped by hammering or beating

  2. (often in combination) formed, fashioned, or worked as specified

    well-wrought

  3. decorated or made with delicate care

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

Wrought is sometimes used as if it were the past tense and past participle of wreak as in the hurricane wrought havoc in coastal areas. Many people think this use is incorrect
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Other Word Forms

  • interwrought adjective
  • self-wrought adjective
  • superwrought adjective
  • underwrought adjective
  • unwrought adjective
  • well-wrought adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wrought1

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English wroght, metathetic variant of worht, past participle of worchen “to work”; work
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wrought1

C16: variant of worht, from Old English geworht, past participle of ( ge ) wyrcan to work
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Synonym Study

See worked.
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Example Sentences

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Others say he may be content with the havoc wrought while doomed cases wend their way through the justice system.

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Another reason people head north is to escape the violence wrought by cartels armed with American-made weapons, competing to serve the huge American appetite for drugs.

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The two hacks - which began in late April - have wrought havoc on the two retailers.

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Pyatt’s sudden loss of a career wrought instant consequences for her family.

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They are laid at the base of a black wrought iron gate, which doubles as a portal between public and private realms and the inescapable suggestion of prison bars.

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