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Meaning of high-strung | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2 Specialized

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.

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