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high-strung definition

high-strung (hī′struŋ′)

adjective

highly sensitive or nervous and tense

Etymology: from the tuning of stringed instruments

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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