- highly-strung adj
- [ˌhaɪlɪ'strʌŋ]
nervoso (-a), teso (-a)
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highly-strung adj
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highly-strung — adj sensitive, neurotic, nervous, easily upset, nervy, jumpy, on edge, temperamental, excitable, restless, overwrought, tense, stressed COLLOQ. wound up, uptight, edgy ≠ calm * * * | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : high strung * * * highly strungˈ… … Useful english dictionary
highly-strung — ADJ GRADED If someone is highly strung, they are very nervous and easily upset. He was sensitive and highly strung, and she had always tried to shield him from his father s sarcasm and violence. Syn: sensitive … English dictionary
highly strung — adj. Highly strung is used with these nouns: ↑temperament … Collocations dictionary
highly strung — adjective being in a tense state • Syn: ↑edgy, ↑high strung, ↑jittery, ↑jumpy, ↑nervy, ↑overstrung, ↑restive, ↑uptight • Similar to: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
high-strung — adjective being in a tense state • Syn: ↑edgy, ↑highly strung, ↑jittery, ↑jumpy, ↑nervy, ↑overstrung, ↑restive, ↑uptight • Similar to: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
high-strung — /huy strung /, adj. at great tension; highly excitable or nervous; edgy: high strung nerves; a high strung person. [1740 50] Syn. tense, temperamental; jumpy, edgy, jittery, uptight. * * * … Universalium
high-strung — high′ strung′ adj. highly sensitive or nervous in temperament … From formal English to slang
high-strung — [hī′struŋ′] adj. [from the tuning of stringed instruments] highly sensitive or nervous and tense … English World dictionary
high — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a of great vertical extent (a high building). b (predic.; often in comb.) of a specified height (one inch high; water was waist high). 2 a far above ground or sea level etc. (a high altitude). b inland, esp. when raised… … Useful english dictionary
nervous — adj. 1 having delicate or disordered nerves. 2 timid or anxious. 3 a excitable; highly strung; easily agitated. b resulting from this temperament (nervous tension; a nervous headache). 4 affecting or acting on the nerves. 5 (foll. by of + verbal… … Useful english dictionary
overstrung — adj. 1 (of a person, disposition, etc.) intensely strained, highly strung. 2 (of a piano) with strings in sets crossing each other obliquely … Useful english dictionary
