Adjective: high-keyed hI keed
- Being in a tense state
"high-keyed parents are sensitive themselves";
- edgy, high-strung, highly strung [Brit], jittery, jumpy, nervy, overstrung, restive, uptight [informal], squirrelly [N. Amer, informal]
- (photography) brightly lit with minimal shadows and reduced contrast
"The high-keyed lighting gave the scene an ethereal quality";
- high-key
See also: tense