(of a piano) having two sets of strings crossing each other at an oblique angle
overstrung in American English
(ˌoʊvərˈstrʌŋ)
adjective
too highly strung; tense
overstrung in American English
(ˈouvərˈstrʌŋ)
adjective
1.
overly tense or sensitive; strained; on edge
Their nerves were badly overstrung
2. Archery(of a bow)
strung too tightly
Word origin
[1800–10; over- + strung]This word is first recorded in the period 1800–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: hike, isolate, rejuvenate, sodium, unprofessionalover- is a prefixal use of over, occurring in various senses in compounds (overboard; overcoat; overhang; overlap; overlord; overrun; overthrow), and especially employed, with the sense of “over the limit,” “to excess,” “toomuch,” “too,” to form verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and nouns (overact; overcapitalize; overcrowd; overfull; overmuch; oversupply; overweight), and many others, mostly self-explanatory: a hyphen, which is commonly absent fromold or well-established formations, is sometimes used in new coinages or in any wordswhose component parts it may be desirable to set off distinctly