tightly

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/ˈtaɪtli/

adverb

In a tight manner.

“tightly clenched fingers”

Opposite
loosely
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Meanings

adverbtightly (comparative tightlier or more tightly, superlative tightliest or most tightly)

comparative tightlier · comparative more tightly · superlative tightliest · superlative most tightly

  1. In a tight manner.

    tightly clenched fingers

    1 more example

    Clutching my cure / I tightly lock the door / I try to catch my breath again

    2003, Linkin Park, “Breaking the Habit”, in Meteora

    Antonyms: loosely

  2. Curtly in a way that suggests anger or other intense emotion is being contained.

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn a tight manner.

Opposite
loosely
Also see
fastfastlytight

Origin

From tight + -ly.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Czech těsně
  • těsněin a tight manner
Finnish tiukasti
  • tiukastiin a tight manner
French fermement
  • fermementin a tight manner
German eng
  • engin a tight manner
Hungarian szorosan
  • szorosanin a tight manner
Italian strettamente
  • strettamentein a tight manner
Polish ciasno
  • ciasnoin a tight manner
Romanian îngust, strâmt
  • îngustin a tight manner
  • strâmtin a tight manner
Russian те́сно, пло́тно
  • те́сно (tésno)in a tight manner
  • пло́тно (plótno)in a tight manner
Spanish herméticamente, estrechamente
  • herméticamentein a tight manner
  • estrechamentein a tight manner
Turkish sıkıca
  • sıkıcain a tight manner
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tightly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tightly.

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