high-strung

Speech parts

1. high-strung - Adjective

2. high-strung - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Strung to a high pitch; spirited; sensitive; as, a high-strung horse.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

edgy uptight restive jittery jumpy nervy overstrung highly strung sensitive nervous tense worried disturbed brittle anxious
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Antonyms

airy blithe composed controlled collected cool
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Examples

If I spread myself too thin, I'm not a good actor, I'm not a good mother, and I'm just really high-strung - and everybody hates me. Katherine Heigl

I'm not really high-strung now, but I was a very high-strung child. Hope Davis

Many write off the feelings as nerves, but if you’re high-strung like me, this anxiety could send you into a frenzy. Source: Internet

In later years, he endeared himself to millions of viewers portraying character GEORGE CASTANZA's eccentric and high-strung father FRANK on the hit TV show SEINFELD. Source: Internet

On the other hand, Williams was temperamental, high-strung, and at times tactless. Source: Internet

He also challenged and defeated racehorses; as he revealed later, the trick was to race a high-strung thoroughbred that would be frightened by the starter's shotgun and give him a bad jump. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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