Tensive

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

  Tensive \Ten"sive\, a. [Cf. F. tensif. See {Tense}, a.]
     Giving the sensation of tension, stiffness, or contraction.
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           A tensive pain from distension of the parts. --Floyer.
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