" overwrought "

1: being in a state of increased activity or agitation;

  * e.g., " ... became overwrought when she heard that her child was missing "

•  Synonyms : 

•  agitated,

•  excited,

•  feverish,

•  frenzied,

•  heated,

•  hectic,

•  hyperactive,

•  overactive

•  Antonyms : 

•  austere,

•  plain,

•  severe,

•  stark,

•  unadorned

2: elaborately and often excessively decorated;

  * e.g., " ... the author's prose is overwrought with purple passages and florid metaphors "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bedizened,

•  florid,

•  fussy,

•  gingerbread,

•  gingerbreaded,

•  gingerbready,

•  ornate,

•  overdecorated

•  Antonyms : 

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