uptightly
uptightly adverb: in an uptight manner.
Adverb
uptightly (comparative more uptightly, superlative most uptightly)
- In an uptight manner.
- Child-women were bowed and baby-dolled up to resemble decorative Easter eggs: newly and uptightly pregnant (a paragon of marital fidelity), half-crippled by feminine weakness and excess luxury, declawed and wholly dominated by the unstoppable twin libidos of war and Wall Street.2009 May 7, Cintra Wilson, “Is There a Setting for High Strung?”, in New York Times
Forms of uptightly
| comparative | more uptightly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most uptightly |
Origin of uptightly
From uptight + -ly.
Questions about uptightly
- What does uptightly mean?
- Uptightly means in an uptight manner.
- What part of speech is uptightly?
- Uptightly is an adverb.
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