tautly
Look at other dictionaries:
tautly — adverb In a taut manner, tightly, tensely. The wire was held tautly, until it was so taut it broke; then there were two wires held slackly … Wiktionary
tautly — taut ► ADJECTIVE 1) stretched or pulled tight. 2) (of muscles or nerves) tense. 3) (of writing, music, etc.) concise and controlled. 4) (of a ship) having a disciplined crew. DERIVATIVES tauten verb tautly adverb tautness noun … English terms dictionary
tautly — adverb in a taut manner the rope was tautly stretched • Derived from adjective: ↑taut … Useful english dictionary
tautly — adverb see taut I … New Collegiate Dictionary
tautly — See taut. * * * … Universalium
tautly — adv. nervously, tensely, stressfully; tidily, neatly … English contemporary dictionary
tautly — taut·ly … English syllables
tautly — See: taut … English dictionary
taut — tautly, adv. tautness, n. /tawt/, adj., tauter, tautest. 1. tightly drawn; tense; not slack. 2. emotionally or mentally strained or tense: taut nerves. 3. in good order or condition; tidy; neat. [1275 1325; earlier taught, ME tought; akin to TOW1 … Universalium
taut — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English tought, perhaps from tought, toughth fierce, tough, alteration of tough tough Date: 14th century 1. a. having no give or slack ; tightly drawn < a taut rope > b. high strung, tense … New Collegiate Dictionary
