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highest-strung

highest-strung is the superlative form of high-strung.

Meaning of high-strung

Adjective

high-strung (comparative higher-strung, superlative highest-strung)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) Nervous; anxious; excited or excitable.
    • But it exasperated the higher strung nature of Colonel Feraud1908, Joseph Conrad, The Duel, A Military Tale, page 62
  2. Having lighter, thinner strings than usual, to produce higher notes.
    • a high-strung guitar

Questions about highest-strung

What is highest-strung the superlative form of?
Highest-strung is the superlative form of high-strung.

Words near highest-strung in the dictionary

  1. highest-resolution
  2. highest-risk
  3. highest-seeded
  4. highest-speed
  5. highest-status
  6. highest-strung
  7. highest-time
  8. highest-value
  9. highest-velocity
  10. Highet
  11. Highett

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