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Highly Strung Grammatical Term Crossword Clue

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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%7Highly 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%9Highly strung - easily roused
adjective

• easily excited

adjective satellite

• capable of responding to stimuli

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