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adjective • in or of a state of physical or nervous tension • pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat') • taut or rigid; stretched tight noun • a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time verb • become stretched or tense or taut • increase the tension on • become tense, nervous, or uneasy • cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious | ||||||||
| 33% | 7 | Highly strung member of the Crazy Gang, American | ||||||
adjective • of or relating to the nervous system adjective satellite • easily agitated • causing or fraught with or showing anxiety • excited in anticipation • unpredictably excitable (especially of horses) | ||||||||
| 33% | 9 | Highly strung - easily roused | ||||||
adjective • easily excited adjective satellite • capable of responding to stimuli | ||||||||
Highly Strung Grammatical Term Crossword Clue
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TENSE which was last seen in the Telegraph Cross Atlantic crossword.
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TENSE
Updated: February 13, 2024
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