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  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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