WROUGHT definition: a simple past tense and past participle of work. See examples of wrought used in a sentence.
Wrought is an adjective that means "molded, shaped, or manufactured." A wrought-iron fence has been shaped to fit a particular ornamental style.
WROUGHT definition: 1. made or done in a careful or decorative way: 2. (only as a past participle and in the past…. Learn more.
Definition of wrought verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define wrought. wrought synonyms, wrought pronunciation, wrought translation, English dictionary definition of wrought. v. A past tense and a past participle of work. adj. 1. Put together; created: a carefully wrought plan. 2. Shaped by hammering with tools. Used chiefly of...
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While wrought usually lends a more archaic flavor, it is still fairly common in certain transitive constructions, e.g. in to work miracles. Because the phrase work havoc has become uncommon, its past tense wrought havoc is now sometimes misinterpreted as being a past tense of wreak havoc (influenced by verbs such as seek ~ sought).