overstrung

o·ver·strung

 (ō′vər-strŭng′)

adj.

1. Too sensitive, nervous, or tense.

2. Too tightly strung: an overstrung archery bow.

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overstrung

(ˌəʊvəˈstrʌŋ)

adj

1. too highly strung; tense

2. (Instruments) (of a piano) having two sets of strings crossing each other at an oblique angle

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	overstrung - being in a tense state     edgy, highly strung, high-strung, jumpy, nervy, restive, uptight, jittery tense - in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
	2.	overstrung - too tightly strung; "an overstrung archery bow" tense - taut or rigid; stretched tight; "tense piano strings"

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Translations

overstrung

[ˌəʊvəˈstrʌŋ] ADJ [person] → sobre(e)xcitado, hipertenso; [piano] con dos grupos de cuerdas que se cruzan formando un ángulo oblicuo

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