highly strung
adjective
[ ˌhʌɪlɪ ˈstrʌŋ ]
• very nervous and easily upset.
• "highly strung horses"
Similar:
nervous,
excitable,
temperamental,
sensitive,
unstable,
brittle,
easily upset,
easily agitated,
on edge,
edgy,
jumpy,
keyed up,
irritable,
fidgety,
restive,
restless,
anxious,
overanxious,
tense,
taut,
stressed,
overwrought,
neurotic,
nervy,
uptight,
twitchy,
wired,
wound up,
het up,
strung up,
stressy,
toey,
overstrung,
