tightly
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
tightly (comparative tightlier or more tightly, superlative tightliest or most tightly)
- In a tight manner.
- tightly clenched fingers
- Antonym: loosely
- 2003, Linkin Park (lyrics and music), “Breaking the Habit”, in Meteora:
- Clutching my cure / I tightly lock the door / I try to catch my breath again
- (of speech) Curtly in a way that suggests anger or other intense emotion is being contained.
Translations[edit]
in a tight manner
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