5
apprehensive(adjective, excited, anxious, shaky, tense)
5
highly strung(expression, adjective, idiom)
5
in suspense
5
quick-tempered(adjective, nervous, emotional, restless, volatile)
5
temperamental(adjective, nervous, emotional, restless, unreliable)
5
uneasy(adjective, adverb, excited, anxious, nervous)
5
volcanic(adjective, nervous, emotional, restless, volatile)
4
explosive(adjective, unstable, unpredictable, unreliable, fickle)
4
highly-strung
4
hot-tempered(adjective, nervous, emotional, restless, volatile)
4
irascible(adjective, nervous, emotional, tense, critical)
4
taut(anxious, worried, tense)
4
volatile(adjective, anxious, unstable, restless, fiery)
3
antsy(adjective, nervous, worried, restless, uneasy)
3
cranky(adjective, excitable)
3
crusty(adjective, excitable)
3
fiery(adjective, lively, nervous, unstable, restless)
3
hypersensitive(adjective, understanding, keen, fine, sensible)
3
impatient(adjective, adverb, passionate, excited, anxious)
3
passionate(adjective, excited, unstable, restless, unreliable)
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