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He was “high-strung”—intensely neurotic—yet a charismatic personality nonetheless.
The Devil and Woodrow Wilson: An Interview With Joyce Carol Oates|Jane Ciabattari|March 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He is high-strung and on edge, and his volatility practically sears the screen.
Overacting Anonymous: The Christian Bale and Natalie Portman Edition|Tricia Romano|February 20, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Some of the high-strung chaps do go to pieces about this time and you have to nurse them along pretty carefully.
Left Guard Gilbert|Ralph Henry Barbour
The music consists of a high-strung violin and a species of guitar.
The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains, from Facts Narrated by Himself|De Witt C. Peters

And though I hadn't no idee what them wuz, yet I always felt that the carriers of 'em must have felt solemn and high-strung.
Samantha on the Woman Question|Marietta Holley
He was a fair-complexioned, clever, high-strung Virginian, and managed to obtain a great deal of paper money from both republics.
Campaigns of a Non-Combatant,|George Alfred Townsend
It was eloquent, vibrating with eloquence, but too high-strung, I think.
Heart of Darkness|Joseph Conrad

单词	high-strung
释义	high-strung [ hahy-struhng ] / ˈhaɪˈstrʌŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR high-strung ON THESAURUS.COM adjective at great tension; highly excitable or nervous; edgy: high-strung nerves; a high-strung person. Origin of high-strung First recorded in 1740–50 SYNONYMS FOR high-strung tense, temperamental; jumpy, edgy, jittery, uptight. SEE SYNONYMS FOR high-strung ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby high-strung high-stepper, high-stepping, high stick, high-sticking, High Street, high-strung, high style, hight, high table, hightail, hightail it Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for high-strung He was “high-strung”—intensely neurotic—yet a charismatic personality nonetheless. The Devil and Woodrow Wilson: An Interview With Joyce Carol Oates\|Jane Ciabattari\|March 19, 2013\|DAILY BEAST He is high-strung and on edge, and his volatility practically sears the screen. Overacting Anonymous: The Christian Bale and Natalie Portman Edition\|Tricia Romano\|February 20, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Some of the high-strung chaps do go to pieces about this time and you have to nurse them along pretty carefully. Left Guard Gilbert\|Ralph Henry Barbour The music consists of a high-strung violin and a species of guitar. The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains, from Facts Narrated by Himself\|De Witt C. Peters And though I hadn't no idee what them wuz, yet I always felt that the carriers of 'em must have felt solemn and high-strung. Samantha on the Woman Question\|Marietta Holley He was a fair-complexioned, clever, high-strung Virginian, and managed to obtain a great deal of paper money from both republics. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant,\|George Alfred Townsend It was eloquent, vibrating with eloquence, but too high-strung, I think. Heart of Darkness\|Joseph Conrad Words related to high-strung excitable, restless, edgy, impatient, tense
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high-strung

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