HAIR-TRIGGER


Meaning of HAIR-TRIGGER in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective

or hair-triggered ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷

Etymology: hair trigger

1.

a. : disposed to react quickly

hair-trigger children who needed only a leader … to break into happy riot — John Steinbeck

b. : immediately responsive to the slightest stimulus

hair-trigger nerves

there is a hair-trigger ferocity about leopards — Alan Moorehead

c. : marked by promptness : instantaneous

hair-trigger service on inquiries — J.J.Canavan

2. : delicately adjusted or easily disrupted

hair-trigger schedule

hair-trigger balance

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.