- highly-strung
- ADJ-GRADEDIf 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.
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highly strung — ► ADJECTIVE Brit. ▪ very nervous and easily upset … English terms dictionary
highly strung — adjective being in a tense state • Syn: ↑edgy, ↑high strung, ↑jittery, ↑jumpy, ↑nervy, ↑overstrung, ↑restive, ↑uptight • Similar to: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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highly strung — /haɪli ˈstrʌŋ / (say huylee strung) adjective tense and easily distressed; excitable; nervous and sensitive: Tom is highly strung and can t face the upheaval. Also, high strung …
highly strung — especially BrE also high strung AmE adjective nervous, and easily upset or excited: a highly strung child … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
highly strung — adj. Highly strung is used with these nouns: ↑temperament … Collocations dictionary
highly-strung — British & Australian, American nervous and easily upset. Anna has always been highly strung, whereas her brother is one of the most relaxed people you could meet … New idioms dictionary
highly-strung — UK [ˌhaɪlɪ ˈstrʌŋ] / US [ˌhaɪlɪˈstrʌŋ] adjective someone who is highly strung easily becomes nervous or upset … English dictionary
highly strung — (N. Amer. high strung) adjective very nervous and easily upset … English new terms dictionary
