high-keyed

[ hahy-keed ]

/ ˈhaɪˈkid /

adjective

very nervous or excitable; high-strung.

Words nearby high-keyed

highjack, high jinks, high jump, high jumper, high key, high-keyed, highland, Highland cattle, Highland Clearances, Highland dress, Highlander

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Example sentences from the Web for high-keyed

Close on its apparition sounded the exultant, high-keyed shriek of the saw.
The Rules of the Game|Stewart Edward White
I was too busy with my own troubles to see what happened to him, so could only judge from the tremolo of his high-keyed cursing.
Down the Yellowstone|Lewis R. Freeman
Oliver winked rapidly in the intensity of high-keyed nervous strain.
A Modern Aladdin|Howard Pyle
It was the high-keyed wailing of this same man-child wanting his bottle, but it eluded Bud completely.
Cabin Fever|B. M. Bower

The beach-comber was talking in a high-keyed sing-song, but with a lisp.
Moran of the Lady Letty|Frank Norris

British Dictionary definitions for high-keyed

high-keyed

adjective

having a high pitch; shrill

US highly strung

bright in colour

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单词	high-keyed
释义	high-keyed [ hahy-keed ] / ˈhaɪˈkid / adjective very nervous or excitable; high-strung. Words nearby high-keyed highjack, high jinks, high jump, high jumper, high key, high-keyed, highland, Highland cattle, Highland Clearances, Highland dress, Highlander Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for high-keyed Close on its apparition sounded the exultant, high-keyed shriek of the saw. The Rules of the Game\|Stewart Edward White I was too busy with my own troubles to see what happened to him, so could only judge from the tremolo of his high-keyed cursing. Down the Yellowstone\|Lewis R. Freeman Oliver winked rapidly in the intensity of high-keyed nervous strain. A Modern Aladdin\|Howard Pyle It was the high-keyed wailing of this same man-child wanting his bottle, but it eluded Bud completely. Cabin Fever\|B. M. Bower The beach-comber was talking in a high-keyed sing-song, but with a lisp. Moran of the Lady Letty\|Frank Norris British Dictionary definitions for high-keyed high-keyed adjective having a high pitch; shrill US highly strung bright in colour Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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