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High-strung

High-strung Meaning & Definition
High-strung Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of High-strung?

[adj] being in a tense state

Synonyms | Synonyms for High-strung: edgy | highly strung | in suspense(p) | jittery | jumpy | nervy | overstrung | restive | tense | uptight

Related Terms | Find terms related to High-strung: agitable | all nerves | apprehensive | edgy | emotional | emotionally unstable | eruptive | excitable | explosive | fearful | fidgety | frightened | goosey | highly emotional | high-mettled | high-spirited | hypersensitive | inflammable | irascible | irritable | jittery | jumpy | mettlesome | miffy | nerves on edge | nervous | nervy | on edge | oversensitive | overstrung | panicky | perturbable | prickly | sensitive | skittish | spooky | startlish | taut | temperamental | tetchy | thin-skinned | ticklish | tight | touchy | twittery | uneasy | unrelaxed | unrestful | uptight | volcanic

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High-strung In Webster's Dictionary

\High"-strung`\, a. Strung to a high pitch; spirited; sensitive; as, a high-strung horse.

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