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tensilely

UK/ˈtɛn.saɪl.li/US/ˈtɛn.sɪl.li/

tensilely adverb: in a tensile manner.

Adverb

tensilely (comparative more tensilely, superlative most tensilely)

  1. In a tensile manner.

Forms of tensilely

comparativemore tensilely
superlativemost tensilely

Origin of tensilely

From tensile + -ly.

Questions about tensilely

What does tensilely mean?
Tensilely means in a tensile manner.
What part of speech is tensilely?
Tensilely is an adverb.
How do you pronounce tensilely?
Tensilely is pronounced /ˈtɛn.saɪl.li/ (UK).

Words near tensilely in the dictionary

  1. tensile strains
  2. tensile strength
  3. tensile strengths
  4. tensile stress
  5. tensiled
  6. tensilely
  7. tensileness
  8. tensilin
  9. tensilins
  10. tensilities
  11. tensility

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