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Definition of Overstrung
1. Adjective. Being in a tense state.
Similar to: Tense
Derivative terms: Edge, Edginess, Jitteriness, Jumpiness, Restiveness, Restiveness
2. Adjective. Too tightly strung. "An overstrung archery bow"
Definition of Overstrung
1. Adjective. Excessively tense or nervous ¹
2. Adjective. Strung too tightly ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Overstrung
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overstrung
Literary usage of Overstrung
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Horticulturist, and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste by Luther Tucker (1860)
"The Style of The "Parlor Gem" is a Full Finished, Highly Polished Case—All Large
Round Corners. Bead Moldings, Carved Lyre, Fancy Leps and Desk, overstrung ..."
2. 1795-1895. One Hundred Years of American Commerce ...: A History of American by Chauncey Mitchell Depew (1895)
"In 1855 they succeeded in constructing an overstrung square piano with a solid
front bar and full iron frame, the latter covering the wrest-plank, ..."
3. The Book of Complete Information about Pianos by Frank L. Wing (1897)
"overstrung UPRIGHTS In 1867 the first overstrung upright pianos were exhibited
by an American manufacturer in the International Paris Exposition. ..."
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