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tautly

tautly adverb: in a taut manner, tightly, tensely.

Adverb

tautly (comparative more tautly, superlative most tautly)

  1. 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.

Forms of tautly

comparativemore tautly
superlativemost tautly

Origin of tautly

From taut + -ly.

Questions about tautly

What does tautly mean?
Tautly means in a taut manner, tightly, tensely.
What part of speech is tautly?
Tautly is an adverb.

Words near tautly in the dictionary

  1. tautism
  2. tautline
  3. tautliner
  4. tautliners
  5. tautlines
  6. tautly
  7. tautness
  8. tautnesses
  9. tauto-
  10. tautochrone
  11. tautochrone curve

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