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tensely |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tense \Tense\, a. [L. tensus, p. p. of tendere to stretch. See {Tend} to move and cf {Toise}.] Stretched tightly; strained to stiffness; rigid; not lax; as a tense fiber. The temples were sunk, her forehead was tense, and a fatal paleness was upon her --Goldsmith. -- {Tense"ly}, adv -- {Tense"ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tensely adv : in a tense manner; "he sat down tensely"
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