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high-keyed

/ˈhaɪ.kiːd/

Traduction: Adjectif désuet ou littéraire qualifiant une personne nerveuse, sensible ou facilement excitable, ou parfois un son aigu et perçant.

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adjective

formalcommonobsolète/ˈhaɪ.kiːd/

An old-fashioned adjective describing a person or thing that is highly strung, sensitive, or easily agitated.

  • 🇫🇷Adjectif désuet ou littéraire qualifiant une personne nerveuse, sensible ou facilement excitable, ou parfois un son aigu et perçant.
  1. Excitable or high-strung C1 informal american

    Describes a person who is easily excited, nervous, or tense.

    • She is a high-keyed person who gets anxious over small things.
    • His high-keyed nature makes him react strongly to criticism.
    • The high-keyed child had trouble staying calm in noisy environments.

    🇫🇷Excitable ou très nerveux

    Synonymes: edgyexcitablehigh-strungjitterynervousoverwroughttenseuptight

    Antonymes: calmcomposedimperturbablenonchalantphlegmaticplacidrelaxedsereneunexcitable

  • more high-keyed comparative form
  • most high-keyed superlative form