tense
1tense
adj \ˈten(t)s\tens·er; tens·est
Definition of TENSE
1
: stretched tight : made taut or rigid <the skeletal musculature involuntarily becomes tense—H. G. Armstrong>
2
: feeling or showing nervous tension <was tense and irritable>
—tense·ness noun
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