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
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
Jack rose to his feet, confused by this sudden turmoil coming when his nerves were overstrung.
From Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo by Herbert Strang
Probably it was the state of my health, which was very queer at that time, which had converted me into a terribly sensitive, overstrung, fanciful spirit-seer.
From The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. by Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann
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