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wound-up

wound-up adjective: brought to a state of great tension.

Adjective

wound-up (comparative more wound-up, superlative most wound-up)

  1. brought to a state of great tension
    Synonyms:
    aroused, tense

Synonyms of wound-up

Forms of wound-up

comparativemore wound-up
superlativemost wound-up

Questions about wound-up

What does wound-up mean?
Wound-up means brought to a state of great tension.
What part of speech is wound-up?
Wound-up is an adjective.

Words near wound-up in the dictionary

  1. wound rotor
  2. wound rotors
  3. wound up
  4. wound up one's bottoms
  5. wound wood
  6. wound-up
  7. woundability
  8. woundable
  9. woundcare
  10. wounde
  11. wounded

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