high-strung
high-strung adjective: nervous; anxious; excited or excitable.
Adjective
high-strung (comparative higher-strung, superlative highest-strung)
- Nervous; anxious; excited or excitable.
- But it exasperated the higher strung nature of Colonel Feraud1908, Joseph Conrad, The Duel, A Military Tale, page 62
- "Why, you're shakin' all over!" "I suppose I wouldn't be a medium if I wasn't high strung."1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019
- Having lighter, thinner strings than usual, to produce higher notes.
- a high-strung guitar
high-strung meaning in Tamil
high-strung in Tamil
- ஊக்கமிக்க, துடிப்புமிக்க, கூருணர்ச்சித் திறம்வாய்ந்த, எளிதில் கோபம் கொள்ளத்தக்க
Forms of high-strung
| comparative | higher-strung |
|---|---|
| superlative | highest-strung |
Questions about high-strung
- What does high-strung mean?
- High-strung means nervous; anxious; excited or excitable.
- What is high-strung in Tamil?
- High-strung in Tamil is ஊக்கமிக்க, துடிப்புமிக்க, கூருணர்ச்சித் திறம்வாய்ந்த. See High-strung meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is high-strung?
- High-strung is an adjective.
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