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Comparative for physically unyielding, taut or stiff
“The rope was as tense as a fiddle-string.”
Comparative for feeling anxious, nervous, or under stress
“At the time, I remember feeling tense about the whole prospect of looking for another career on top of everything else that was happening.”
Comparative for characterized by, or tending to cause, agitation or anxiety
“However, unlike the tense atmosphere outside, the atmosphere in the courtyard was extremely joyous.”
Comparative for feeling irritable, bad-tempered, or grumpy
“Paul changed from a fairly amiable happy person to a tense and grumpy man.”
Comparative for marked by a likelihood to threaten the safety of a person or persons
Comparative for potentially violent or dangerous, especially of a situation
Comparative for striking in appearance or effect
Comparative for having or producing a sudden sense of thrilling excitement
Comparative for not easily bent or changed in shape
Comparative for looking tense, tired or stressed, typically from cold or hunger
Comparative for discordant, conflicting or bitter
Comparative for full of knots, knotty
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