tightly en · ADV
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈtaɪtli/
Etymology
Etymology tree English tight Middle English -ly English -ly English tightly From tight + -ly.
Meanings
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In a tight manner.
Clutching my cure / I tightly lock the door / I try to catch my breath again
2003, Linkin Park, “Breaking the Habit”, in Meteora:tightly clenched fingers
- (of speech) Curtly in a way that suggests anger or other intense emotion is being contained.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tightliest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| tightlier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| more tightly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most tightly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Translations (18)
fr fermement (in a tight manner) · it strettamente (in a tight manner) · tr sıkıca (in a tight manner) · ru те́сно (in a tight manner) · fi tiukasti (in a tight manner) · ne चरप्प (in a tight manner) · hy ձիգ (in a tight manner) · pl ciasno (in a tight manner) · cs těsně (in a tight manner) · es estrechamente (in a tight manner) · izh kiintiäst (in a tight manner) · de eng (in a tight manner) · ro îngust (in a tight manner) · es herméticamente (in a tight manner) · ru пло́тно (in a tight manner) · hu szorosan (in a tight manner) · mr घट्टपणे (in a tight manner) · ro strâmt (in a tight manner)