uptight
/ʌpˈtʌɪt
/ /ˈʌptʌɪt /adjective informal
Anxious or angry in a tense and overly controlled way: he is so uptight about everything...
- You are angry, uptight and feeling the physical effects of this anxiety.
- My real dad was mad at me and my mom one day because he couldn't understand why we made fun of him when he got so angry and uptight.
- I was incredibly nervous and uptight - seeing your hero in the flesh is truly a terrifying experience.
Rhymes
- pencil-pushing
- pencil sharpener
- pencil skirt
- pencil someone in
- pencil something in
- pencil stone
- pencil-stripe
- pencil tablet
- pencil-thin
- pencil torch
- pencil tree
- pencil wood
- pen computer
- pencraft
- pend
- pendant
- pendanted
- pendant fitting
- pendant-like
- pendant-post
- pendant winding
- pendapa
- pend close
- pendecagon
- pendejo