highly strung
adjective (US high-strung)Definition
› very nervous and easily upset: a highly strung young woman a highly strung racehorseBecoming too excited and easily upset
(Definition of highly strung adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- antsy adjective
- at the end of your tether idiom
- be in a lather idiom
- be in a whirl idiom
- demented adjective
- excitable adjective
- febrile adjective (ACTIVE)
- have ants in your pants idiom
- hot under the collar idiom
- hyper adjective
- hyperactive adjective
- hypersensitive adjective
- hysteria noun
- hysterical adjective
- overwrought adjective
- sensitive adjective (UPSET)
- squeamish adjective
- squeamishly adverb
- thin-skinned adjective
- touchy adjective
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