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.

by Auntie Leah August 5, 2006

tightly wound

Angela Martin from the Office

Dwight: "She's not the kind of person you would expect to see on Valentine's Day... She is like..."
Pam: "like tightly wound?'

by theofficefan September 12, 2021

Tightly wound

Rachel.

Rachel is apparently tightly wound

by R22222a222222e222223 January 7, 2020