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What is the adjective for taut?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb tauten which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

taut
  1. Tight; under tension, as in a rope or bow string.
  2. Experiencing stress or anxiety.
  3. Containing only relevant parts, brief and controlled.
  4. Synonyms:
  5. Examples:
    1. “Relaxing his taut muscles and his wary expression, Sean sighed and gave her what he hoped to be a somewhat friendly look.”
      “The thin fabric is stretched taut over his chest, shoulders and arms, but is loose around the waist.”
      “Though there's plenty of brutal, taut music to be found on the record, more often than not, it's filmic, evocative, and remarkably organic.”
tauter
  1. comparative form of taut: more taut
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “In the process they have cut the worst of the sentimental and melodramatic elements to create a much tauter, more compelling plot-line.”
      “The steering is tauter, the brakes sharper and the whole car more grippy and planted.”
      “These days though, after less than 14 months on the job, his face is tauter, more lined and even thinner.”
tautest
tautened
tautening
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