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Definition of High-strung
1. Adjective. Being in a tense state.
Similar to: Tense
Derivative terms: Edge, Edginess, Jitteriness, Jumpiness, Restiveness, Restiveness
Definition of High-strung
1. Adjective. Nervous; anxious; excited or excitable. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of High-strung
Literary usage of High-strung
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of Rome by Theodor Mommsen (1891)
"with all the clauses unaltered, but the special supplementary requests made by
Pompeius were instantaneously and completely agreed to. With high-strung ..."
2. Orthopaedic Surgery for Students and General Practitioners by Robert Tunstall Taylor (1907)
"cases are neurotic, irritable and high-strung from the prolonged suffering.
The duration of the disease usually covers several years and is chronic. ..."
3. Kate Beaumont by John William De Forest (1872)
"Kate thought of a man who, as she believed, was not high-strung. ... It is so
much more manly, more chivalrous, more high-strung to be ruled by a jug ! ..."
4. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule (1891)
"See high-strung, 2. High-priced, a. Costly, dear, high. 2. ... Proud, high-strung.
2. Proud, high-spirited, sensitive, quick to honor. 3. ..."
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