high-strung
high-strung · higher-strung · highest-strung
нервный, взволнованный, вызывающий
nervös, angespannt, grenzwertig
Nervous; anxious; excited or excitableNervous; anxious; excited or excitable.
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic, informal)Nervous; anxious; excited or excitable.
взвинченныйvzvinčennyj, нервныйnervnyj
Having lighter, thinner strings than usual, to produce higher notes.
a high-strung guitar
More definitions
- being in a tense state
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
nervous, excitable:
Forms
higher-strung, highest-strung| Comparative | higher-strung Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | highest-strung Lesson |
irregular
Synonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- being in a tense state:edgyhighly strungjitteryjumpynervyoverstrungrestiveuptight
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form