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  • 71highly-strung — adj sensitive, neurotic, nervous, easily upset, nervy, jumpy, on edge, temperamental, excitable, restless, overwrought, tense, stressed COLLOQ. wound up, uptight, edgy ≠ calm * * * | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : high strung * * * highly strungˈ… …

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  • 72High-strung — a. Strung to a high pitch; spirited; sensitive; as, a high strung horse. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 73Highly Strung — Infobox Album | Name = Highly Strung Type = Album Artist = Steve Hackett Released = April 1983 Recorded = Feb. to Nov. 1982 Genre = Progressive rock | Rock Length = 37:01 Label = Charisma Records Epic Records (US) Caroline Records (US 1991)… …

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  • 74High Strung — In diesem Artikel oder Abschnitt fehlen folgende wichtige Informationen: Vollständige Handlung, fundierte Profi Kritiken Du kannst Wikipedia helfen, indem du sie recherchierst und einfügst …

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  • 75High Strung — Données clés Titre original High Strung Réalisation Roger Nygard Scénario Robert Kuhn Steve Oedekerk Acteurs principaux Steve Oedekerk Thomas F. Wilson Fred Willard Jim Carrey …

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  • 76high-strung — also high strung, 1848 in the figurative sense, from HIGH (Cf. high) (adj.) + STRUNG (Cf. strung). Originally a musical term, with reference to stringed instruments, where it is attested from 1748 …

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  • 77high-strung — /huy strung /, adj. at great tension; highly excitable or nervous; edgy: high strung nerves; a high strung person. [1740 50] Syn. tense, temperamental; jumpy, edgy, jittery, uptight. * * * …

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  • 78highly strung — /haɪli ˈstrʌŋ / (say huylee strung) adjective tense and easily distressed; excitable; nervous and sensitive: Tom is highly strung and can t face the upheaval. Also, high strung …

  • 79native of some of the Pacific islands It is used by the natives as a candle the nut kernels being strung together The oil from the nut — Candlenut Can dle*nut , n. 1. The fruit of a euphorbiaceous tree or shrub ({Aleurites moluccana}), native of some of the Pacific islands. It is used by the natives as a candle, the nut kernels being strung together. The oil from the nut ( {),… …

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  • 80Pârâul cu Strung — Geobox River name = Pârâul cu Strung native name = other name = other name1 = image size = image caption = country type = Countries state type = region type = district type = Counties city type = Villages country = Romania country1 = state =… …

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