overstrung
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Yes, overstrung, gaudily painted, honky tonk joannas for passersby to hammer out jazz standards on, which – naturally – many appeared to be able to do.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 5, 2016
Both teams were overstrung, playing crazily in their eagerness to win.
From Time Magazine Archive
His overstrung nerves betrayed themselves in a dozen different ways.
From The Sixth Sense A Novel by Stephen McKenna
She was overstrung and tired out, and the coolness of her reception seemed like a plunge into an icy bath.
From Loyal to the School by Angela Brazil
Do you know," she said, "you and Morris both seem rather overstrung to me.
From Shadows of Flames A Novel by Amélie Rives
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