Tensely

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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           The temples were sunk, her forehead was tense, and a
           fatal paleness was upon her.             --Goldsmith.
     [1913 Webster] -- {Tense"ly}, adv. -- {Tense"ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tensely
       adv : in a tense manner; "he sat down tensely"