Overstrung
[әuvә'strʌŋ]
Definition
adj. too highly strung.
Edited by Jeanne
Examples
- The sight that met the poor woman's eyes was too much for the already overstrung nerves. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- My overstrung nerves failed me suddenly, and I turned and ran--ran as though some dreadful hand were behind me clutching at the skirt of my dress. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
Edited by Jeanne