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English Dictionary: overwrought by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overwrought
adj
  1. deeply agitated especially from emotion; "distraught with grief"
    Synonym(s): distraught, overwrought
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.
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