high-strung
Use High-strung in a sentence
adjective
at great tension; highly excitable or nervous; edgy: high-strung nerves; a high-strung person.
Origin:
1740–50
1740–50
Synonyms
tense, temperamental; jumpy, edgy, jittery, uptight.
tense, temperamental; jumpy, edgy, jittery, uptight.
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| highly strung or (US and Canadian) high-strung | |
| —adj | |
| tense and easily upset; excitable; nervous | |
| high-strung or (US and Canadian) high-strung | |
| —adj | |
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High-strung
is always a great word to know.
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Example sentences
He was high-strung and hot-tempered and found himself continually in difficulty because of it.
He became more belligerent with staff, and seemed more high-strung in regards to his body language and movement.
The contrast with their brilliant but high-strung architect must have been startling.
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