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wrought

[ rawt ]

verb

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


adjective

  1. elaborated; embellished.
  2. not rough or crude.
  3. produced or shaped by beating with a hammer, as iron or silver articles.

wrought

/ ɔː /

verb

  1. archaic.
    a 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

  • t·ɰdzܲ adjective
  • -ɰdzܲ adjective
  • p·ɰdzܲ adjective
  • ܲd·ɰdzܲ adjective
  • ܲ·ɰdzܲ adjective
  • ɱ-ɰdzܲ 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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That said, there is significant potential economic damage about to be wrought by these tariffs on a Canadian economy, with three quarters of its exports going to the US.

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I have stood in the ashes of that home, watching my wife, Carly, sifting through the fragments to see what survived a fire so hot it melted wrought iron and thick antique glass.

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Aside from the damage wrought by Baldoni and his team, Lively — as the donut incident shows — now has a big image problem and a cloud of drama attached to her name.

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Simultaneously crushing and riveting, “Killers of the Flower Moon” is the true story of multiple sorrows wrought by unbridled greed and betrayal.

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The current circumstances almost remind him of the political upheaval that has wrought havoc in his home country.

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