tighteningly

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adverb

So as to tighten.

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Meanings

adverbtighteningly (comparative more tighteningly, superlative most tighteningly)

comparative more tighteningly · superlative most tighteningly

  1. So as to tighten.

Origin

From tightening + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

tighteningly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tighteningly

MLA

“tighteningly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tighteningly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tighteningly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tighteningly.

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