OVERSTRUNG


Meaning of OVERSTRUNG in English

/oh"veuhr strung"/ , adj.

1. overly tense or sensitive; strained; on edge: Their nerves were badly overstrung.

2. Archery. (of a bow) strung too tightly.

[ 1800-10; OVER- + STRUNG ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .