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tenso.

tense, strained, taut, tensed

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈtenso/[ˈt̪ẽn.so]
  1. tense, strained, taut, tensed

  2. uptight, tense, stressed, edgy, fraught

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin tēnsus. Doublet of tieso.

verb/ˈtenso/[ˈt̪ẽn.so]
  1. first-person singular present indicative of tensar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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