A few have been tamed in captivity but hornbill behavior in captivity is described as highly strung.
Highly strung and prone to crossing her arms when she's in an argument, she is still shown to be a gifted lawyer.
However, the engine was highly strung, and proved to be extremely unreliable.
Quaggas were said to be lively and highly strung, especially the stallions.
I was told by the family doctor, and by other people that he was so highly strung that he could not stand corporal punishment.
In such an area there will be some people who are of highly strung character and whose nervous condition will be made worse by the very proximity of a slaughterhouse.
These are cases of highly strung people.
They are highly nervous and highly strung.
