Lexic.us

Definition of Tensely

1. Adverb. In a tense manner. "He sat down tensely"

Definition of Tensely

1. Adverb. In a tense manner. ¹

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Definition of Tensely

1. tense [adv] - See also: tense

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tensely

Literary usage of Tensely

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Dublin Journal of Medical Science (1836)
"... but as soon as the intestine was tensely distended the sound totally ceased. If the narrowing were the immediate cause of the sound, and of itself ..."

2. The London Medical and Physical Journal (1827)
"... the reference is ready to many notorious facts quite incompatible with that supposition; for instance —A vein tied, fills tensely below the ligature; ..."

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