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more overstrung
o·ver·strung
/
ˈoʊ
vərˈstrʌŋ
/
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oh
-ver-
struhng
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adjective
1.
overly tense or sensitive; strained; on edge:
Their nerves were badly overstrung.
2.
Archery.
(of a bow)
strung
too tightly.
Origin:
1800–10;
over-
+
strung
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overstrung
(ˌəʊvəˈstrʌŋ)
—
adj
1.
too highly strung; tense
2.
(of a piano) having two sets of strings crossing each other at an oblique angle
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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