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Meaning of keyed up | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

Nervous; worried.

colloquial

Examples

“She was all keyed up about the interview.”

“One trouble, he explained, is that dope pushers flock to neighborhoods where two gangs are at war, knowing they will find buyers among members of the gangs who are so keyed up that they welcome any kind of relaxation or who are just plain afraid.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

keyer keyest keyless keylike Keynesian Keyserlingian