Meaning of high-strung | Babel Free
Definitions
Nervous; anxious; excited or excitable.
idiomatic, informal
Examples
“Three cups of coffee made him a fidgety and high-strung lecturer.”
“"Why, you're shakin' all over!" "I suppose I wouldn't be a medium if I wasn't high strung."”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.