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    [Adjective]  | "high-strung" | \ ˈhī-ˈstrəŋ \


    1: having an extremely nervous or sensitive temperament


    Origin: 1868 ;

    [Adjective]  | "high-strung" 


    1: easily excited by nature;


      * e.g., " ... a dog that tends to be high-strung is not the best pet for young children "





     [ "high strung" ]

    1: adj. Stressful. Does not know when something is truely important. Small events cause stress to build until a breakdown happens. After a breakdown a short period of fatigue and low stress can be exhibited. Opposite of low strung

      * e.g.,  ... Tony: Damn, my Mom is freakin high strung as hell! She called me the anti-christ. 

     [ "high strung" ]

    1: From the St. Sebastian's Renaissance Guild website:

      * e.g.,  ... The high strung mall security guard told me he'd kick my ass if I tried to skateboard again. 


     [ "high strung" ]

    2: WHAT DOES "HIGH STRUNG" MEAN?


     [ "high strung" ]

    3: When a bow is "high strung" it means that when the bow is strung the height of the string from the handle is over 6 inches. This made the bow fast to shoot but over-stressed the wood causing the bow to have a very short life. When a bow fails it tends to explode.


     [ "high strung" ]

    4: So a "high strung" person is quick to blow up. Quick to anger, etc

     [ "high strung" ]

    1: High Strung is one of the best movies of Steve Oederek.

      * e.g.,  ... High Strung quotes: 


     [ "high strung" ]

    2: It's about a paranoid, all-hating, pessimist that's about to die because of his attitude. A must-watch movie!

      * e.g.,  ... Thane Furrows: I'd rather... be... DEAD!  

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