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