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tightly wound 

chronically tense, unable to relax, highly reactive
My cat is so tightly wound he springs up off the floor if anything startles him, and he startles at the drop of a feather.
tightly wound by Auntie Leah August 5, 2006
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tightly wound 

Dwight: "She's not the kind of person you would expect to see on Valentine's Day... She is like..."
Pam: "like tightly wound?'
tightly wound by theofficefan September 12, 2021
How tightly can you keep that rope
Tightly by Staples August 1, 2021

tightly-woven

When a combination of one or more people, animals, individuals, groups, items, blueprints, insects, etc... is/are in an especially uncomfortable situation which has (basically?) no way out.

The antonym of tightly-knit.
Had we obeyed Our Lady and allowed Saint Pope Pius X to consecrate Russia to Her Immaculate Heart, we wouldn't have gotten to know the product of a tightly-woven family - the leader who bombed a certain location in USA-zip-code 96818.

Had the supposed composer of the Minuet in G not married his cousin (who then proceeded to die at the ripe "old" age of 35), the star of the movie Ama Deus wouldn't have gotten himself into such a tightly-woven booze-fueled job-situation, resulting in his body getting thrown into a common grave at the same age.

Had the supposed composer of the Minuet in G not married his cousin (who then proceeded to die at the "ripe" old age of 35), the father of the composer of Moonlight Sonata, Pathetique Sonata, Fur Elise, his 9th Symphony Ode to Joy, and the inspiration for a disco instrumental named after drinking, which sold two million copies when released around 1976 as a single, while the album sold about 750,000 copies, probably wouldn't have fallen into a drinking problem, likely at the same age.
An acronym for an "aznbbygirl" meaning an asian female gangster. ABG's like to hang with gangsters and wear thin (slutty) clothing. They like to jump other girls who talk shit and make out with their boyfriends 24/7 (maybe even have sex.) Usually own side kicks who also like to text frequently. ABG'S also normally have a "ride or die" homie, someone who is always down for them, or die trying. ABG's are also known for dying their hair alot. From blonde to black. They have many piercings: multiple on the ears, and stomach/lip. They probably have teased hair, bangs, and have had extensions at one point or another. Could also have painted nails and tatoos. ABG's are super hot, but you would probably get jumped if you tried to hit on them. They also loiter and hang out past curfew.
"Oh shit look at those hotties at that boba house.."
"Watch out, see those gangsters next to them? Their obviously ABG's."
"Damn..still hot."
ABG by Lolzercoptorzallday February 7, 2009
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