"high-strung" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more high-strung [comparative], most high-strung [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} high-strung (comparative more high-strung, superlative most high-strung)
  1. Nervous; anxious; excited or excitable. Categories (topical): Emotions, Personality

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