The temples were sunk, her forehead was tense, and a fatal paleness was upon her. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] -- {Tense"ly}, adv. -- {Tense"ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
tensely — adv. Tensely is used with these verbs: ↑wait … Collocations dictionary
tensely — Ⅰ. tense [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) stretched tight or rigid. 2) feeling, causing, or showing anxiety and nervousness. ► VERB ▪ make or become tense. DERIVATIVES tensely adverb tenseness noun … English terms dictionary
tensely — adverb in a tense manner (Freq. 2) he sat down tensely • Derived from adjective: ↑tense … Useful english dictionary
tensely — adverb see tense II … New Collegiate Dictionary
tensely — See tense1. * * * … Universalium
tensely — adverb In a tense manner … Wiktionary
tensely — adv. with strain, with tension … English contemporary dictionary
tensely — tense·ly … English syllables
tensely — See: tense … English dictionary
tense — [[t]te̱ns[/t]] tenses, tensing, tensed, tenser, tensest 1) ADJ GRADED A tense situation or period of time is one that makes people anxious, because they do not know what is going to happen next. This gesture of goodwill did little to improve the… … English dictionary
