high-strung


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high-strung

(hī′strŭng′)
adj.
Tending to be very anxious and easily agitated.
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high′-strung′



adj.
highly sensitive or nervous in temperament.
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Adj. 1. [画像:high-strung - being in a tense state]high-strung - being in a tense state
tense - in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
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Translations

high-strung

[ˌhaɪˈstrʌŋ] ADJ (US) → muy nervioso, muy excitable
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high-strung

adj (fam) muy nervioso, muy intenso
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