high-strung
being in a tense state • Syn: edgy, highly strung, jittery, jumpy, nervy, overstrung, restive, uptight • Similar to: tense • Derivationally related forms: restiveness (for: restive), jumpiness (for: jumpy), jitteriness (for: jittery), edge (for: edgy), edginess (for: edgy)
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