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What is the adjective for tight?

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

tight
  1. Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
    1. Unyielding or firm
    2. Under high tension.
    3. (colloquial) Scarce, hard to come by.
    4. (colloquial, figuratively) Intimately friendly.
    5. (derogatory) Miserly or frugal.
  2. (of a space, design or arrangement) Narrow, such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it.
    1. Fitting close, or too close, to the body.
    2. Of a turn, sharp, so that the timeframe for making it is narrow and following it is difficult.
    3. Lacking holes; difficult to penetrate; waterproof.
  3. Well-rehearsed and accurate in execution.
    1. (sports) Not conceding many goals.
  4. (slang) Intoxicated; drunk or acting like being drunk.
  5. (slang) Extraordinarily great or special.
  6. (slang, British (regional)) Mean; unfair; unkind.
  7. (obsolete) Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.
  8. (obsolete) Handy; adroit; brisk.
  9. (poker) Of a player, who plays very few hands. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  10. (poker) Using a strategy which involves playing very few hands. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  11. Synonyms:
  12. Examples:
    1. “Fortunately, I was able to walk on the tight rope for more than three decades, alighting safely each time without any injury to my person or reputation.”
      “Press and seal the edges of the pastry together to form a tight casing.”
      “Taking a deep breath is always a good idea when you find yourself in a tight spot, unless the tight spot happens to be underwater.”
tighter
tightish
  1. Somewhat tight.
  2. Examples:
    1. “A tightish slither down at the far end of Four Ways Chamber would have bought you to the same place.”
      “Course characteristics Tightish fairways, large, slopy, relaid Bermuda greens.”
tightest
  1. superlative form of tight: most tight
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Shorter skis weigh less, are easier to carry on a pack, and will turn with ease through the tightest trees and narrowest couloirs.”
      “Yet they're all built from the wiggle-room found inside the tightest of genre straitjackets.”
      “In one of the tightest contests in living memory, Lady Luck deserted him at the end.”
tightened
tightening
tighted
  1. simple past tense and past participle of tight
tighting
  1. present participle of tight
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