"bestraught" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more bestraught [comparative], most bestraught [superlative]
Etymology: From be- + straught (“stretched”), modelled after distraught, forstraught, etc. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|straught|t2=stretched}} be- + straught (“stretched”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} bestraught (comparative more bestraught, superlative most bestraught)
  1. (obsolete) Distracted; mad, distraught. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: bestrought Derived forms: bestraughted
    Sense id: en-bestraught-en-adj-r1M4enwD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

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