High-strung

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Nervous; anxious; excited or excitable. idiomatic, informal

    "Three cups of coffee made him a fidgety and high-strung lecturer."

Adjective
  1. 1
    being in a tense state wordnet

Synonyms

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nervousapprehensiveedgyemotionaleruptiveexcitable

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"Three cups of coffee made him a fidgety and high-strung lecturer."

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