Meanings
adverbtensely (comparative more tensely, superlative most tensely)
comparative more tensely · superlative most tensely
- In a tense manner.
He leant tensely against the corridor wall and frowned like a man trying to unbend a corkscrew by telekinesis.
1982, Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything, page 61
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Hungarian feszülten
- feszültenin a tense manner
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APA
tensely. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tensely
MLA
“tensely.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tensely. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tensely,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tensely.
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