Usually means: Tightly wound beyond optimal function.
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▸ adjective:  (figuratively, uncommon) Nervous, tense, jumpy.

Similar:
overstrung, overwrought, overnervous, wound-up, overanxious, high-strung, wired, highwrought, over-anxious, overdone, more...

Opposite:
underwound, loose, slack, relaxed



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Similar:
overstrung, overwrought, overnervous, wound-up, overanxious, high-strung, wired, highwrought, over-anxious, overdone, more...

Opposite:
underwound, loose, slack, relaxed



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