overstrung
Example Sentences
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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
Yes, yes, I know you were overstrung at that time, and didn't see yourself very clearly, but look at the thing now—you're calm now.
From The Story of Louie by Onions, Oliver [pseud.]
It wore a severe, and, to Mr. Binney's overstrung perceptions, it seemed a contemptuous look.
From Peter Binney A Novel by Marshall, Archibald
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
