- high-strung
- adjective Date: 1748 having an extremely nervous or sensitive temperament
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High-strung — a. Strung to a high pitch; spirited; sensitive; as, a high strung horse. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
High Strung — Données clés Titre original High Strung Réalisation Roger Nygard Scénario Robert Kuhn Steve Oedekerk Acteurs principaux Steve Oedekerk Thomas F. Wilson Fred Willard Jim Carrey … Wikipédia en Français
high-strung — also high strung, 1848 in the figurative sense, from HIGH (Cf. high) (adj.) + STRUNG (Cf. strung). Originally a musical term, with reference to stringed instruments, where it is attested from 1748 … Etymology dictionary
high-strung — adjective AMERICAN a high strung person becomes angry or emotional very quickly … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
high-strung — index hot blooded, sensitive (easily affected) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
high-strung — strəŋ adj having an extremely nervous or sensitive temperament … Medical dictionary
high-strung — high′ strung′ adj. highly sensitive or nervous in temperament … From formal English to slang
high-strung — [adj] nervous all shook up*, choked*, easily upset, edgy, excitable, fidgety, hyper*, impatient, irascible, irritable, jittery, jumpy, nervy, neurotic, on pins and needles*, on ragged edge, restless, sensitive, spooked*, stressed, taut,… … New thesaurus
high-strung — [hī′struŋ′] adj. [from the tuning of stringed instruments] highly sensitive or nervous and tense … English World 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 — Infobox Film name=High Strung caption = The movie cover for High Strung . imdb id=0102032 writer=Robert Kuhn Steve Oedekerk starring=Steve Oedekerk Thomas F. Wilson Fred Willard Jim Carrey director=Roger Nygard music=Vladimir Horunzhy Thomas… … Wikipedia
