tensely

English

Etymology

From tense +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛnsli/

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Adverb

tensely (comparative more tensely, superlative most tensely)

1. In a tense manner.
   • 1982, Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything, page 61:

     He leant tensely against the corridor wall and frowned like a man trying to unbend a corkscrew by telekinesis.

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