highly wrought
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This included highly wrought confessional lyrics, long polysyllabic song titles, and the conjunction of hard, even thrash-derived sounds like a screamed chorus with much softer instrumental passages.
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2022
He creates benches, lamps, and stools that are highly wrought, yet are made of the most basic materials: unfinished wood scraps, PVC piping, and electrical cords.
From The New Yorker ● May 25, 2017
It’s also written in an amazing, highly wrought poetic language, which can be off-putting at times, and at times absolutely irresistible.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2012
The French salonnières who began telling highly wrought contes des fées in the 1670s were unlikely to have read Straparola, Basile, Peele or Shakespeare.
From The Guardian ● May 14, 2010
Without the possession of much genius, invention or elevation of type, both these artists produced highly wrought pictures, extremely attractive to some tastes.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" by Various
