high-strung

adjective

ˈhī-ˈstrəŋ

Synonyms of high-strung next

: having an extremely nervous or sensitive temperament

Examples of high-strung in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Wood played many characters who were true-blue reliable, and others who were high-strung and neurotic. —

Tim Gray, Variety, 20 July 2023 During a high-profile, two-day NATO summit in Lithuania, intense wrangling that diplomats generally prefer to keep behind closed doors instead spilled into public view, revealing a relationship between Kyiv and Western capitals that can be high-strung, emotionally fraught and occasionally messy. —

Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 12 July 2023 Certain warning lights might come uninvited, as modern supercars are notoriously high-strung and finicky. —

Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 7 July 2023 In the piece, Licht talked about how some of CNN's COVID coverage had been high-strung and lost touch with the country, a criticism that angered many in the newsroom. —

David Bauder, ajc, 7 June 2023

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