well-wrought

British  

adjective

1. (well wrought when postpositive) shaped, formed, or decorated with skill

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Example Sentences

But it attains the weight of well-wrought drama as Yosef and his family consider complex questions of home and dislocation, and it’s put together with a strong sense of rhythm and composition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Here’s a rundown of some of this season’s more well-wrought titles — along with a few missed opportunities.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2025

“The Last to Vanish” is a well-wrought example of how important timing can be to a thriller.

From Washington Post • Jul. 9, 2022

"It combines an extraordinary story, rich themes and the history of the last 40 years of South Africa in an incredibly well-wrought package," she said.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2021

But the well-wrought ship did not obey the rudder, but kept ever on her way beyond rich Peloponnesus, Prince Apollo lightly guiding it by the gale. 

From The Homeric Hymns A New Prose Translation; and Essays, Literary and Mythological by Lang, Andrew