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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)
adj
1: being in a tense state [syn: edgy, high-strung, highly strung, jittery, jumpy, nervy, overstrung, restive, uptight]
Merriam Webster's
adjective Date: 1748 having an extremely nervous or sensitive temperament
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
High-strung High"-strung`, a. Strung to a high pitch; spirited; sensitive; as, a high-strung horse.
Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms
a. 1. Of great tension, excitable, strung to a high pitch, in a state of high tension. 2. Proud, high-spirited, sensitive, quick to honor. 3. Obstinate, persistent, intractable.
