highly strung
adjective/ˌhaɪli ˈstrʌŋ/
/ˌhaɪli ˈstrʌŋ/
(British English) (North American English high-strung)
- (of a person or an animal) nervous and easily upset
- a sensitive and highly-strung child
- Their new horse is very highly strung.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryHighly strung is used with these nouns:- temperament
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