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

He does not need to laugh, for laughter, like weeping, is a relief of mental tension�and the happy are not overstrung.

From Time Magazine Archive

Both teams were overstrung, playing crazily in their eagerness to win.

From Time Magazine Archive

Only too often before a match, he felt nervous, overstrung, but it did not occur to him that he was on the verge of disaster.

From The Sailor by Snaith, J. C.

However much inclined other members of the gang might have been to relieve their overstrung nerves with a laugh, Rodwood's threat was enough to force them into silence.

From Highway Pirates or, The Secret Place at Coverthorne by Avery, Harold