3
high-flown
3
irrational(adjective, moving, anxious, sensitive, touching)
3
keyed up(expression, adjective, happy, passionate, wild)
3
melodramatic
3
overeager(adjective, worry, excite, awe)
3
overstrung(adjective, excited, tense, exhausted, strained)
3
perturbed(adjective, upset, anxious, nervous, worried)
3
scarey(adjective, worry, excite, awe)
3
sensationalistic
3
stirred(adjective, upset, moving, happy, passionate)
3
tall(false, extravagant, inflated, embellished, embroidered)
3
theatrical
3
touchy(adjective, unstable, tense, unpredictable, volatile)
3
weary(adjective, upset, unhappy, excited, nervous)
3
worried(adjective, upset, hurt, low, sad)
2
afraid(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, nervous)
2
amplified(false, extravagant, inflated, embellished, embroidered)
2
antsy(adjective, upset, hurt, low, sad)
2
arabesque
2
basket case(expression, upset, excited, anxious, nervous)
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