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- Dictionaryhighly strung/ˌhʌɪlɪ ˈstrʌŋ/
adjective
- 1. very nervous and easily upset. British "highly strung horses"
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To highly strung or nervous people the feeling sometimes becomes so acute that they simply must escape somehow from the surrounding cause.
adjective. US uk / ˌhaɪˈstrʌŋ / us / ˌhaɪˈstrʌŋ / (UK highly strung) Add to word list. very nervous and easily upset: a high-strung young woman. a high-strung racehorse. Synonyms. edgy informal. jittery informal. jumpy informal. nervy UK. restive formal. uptight informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
The meaning of HIGH-STRUNG is having an extremely nervous or sensitive temperament. How to use high-strung in a sentence.
Jun 21, 2024 · The meaning of HIGHLY STRUNG is very nervous or easily upset.
adjective. UK us / ˌhaɪ.li ˈstrʌŋ / uk / ˌhaɪ.li ˈstrʌŋ / (US high-strung) Add to word list. very nervous and easily upset: a highly strung young woman. a highly strung racehorse. Synonyms. jittery informal. jumpy informal. nervy UK. restive formal. uptight informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Becoming too excited and easily upset
Highly strung definition: tense and easily upset; excitable; nervous. See examples of HIGHLY STRUNG used in a sentence.
High-strung definition: at great tension; highly excitable or nervous; edgy. See examples of HIGH-STRUNG used in a sentence.
Definition of highly strung adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
He found that my pulse was high, my eyes dilated, my nerves highly strung, but no alarming symptoms.
1. at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc. a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board. alto. 2. having a particular height. This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high. de altura. 3. great; large; considerable.
