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overstrung

o·ver·strung [ vər strúng ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. too nervous: excessively nervous and tense

2. music with double set of strings: describes a piano fitted with two sets of strings, one crossing the other at an angle

3. archery strung too tightly: in archery, describes a bow with the bowstring fixed too tightly

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