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Tightly

//ˈtaɪtli// adv

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Adverb
  1. 1
    In a tight manner.

    "tightly clenched fingers"

  2. 2
    Curtly in a way that suggests anger or other intense emotion is being contained.
Adverb
  1. 1
    securely fixed or fastened wordnet
  2. 2
    in a tight or constricted manner wordnet

Etymology

From tight + -ly.

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