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adjective • in or of a state of physical or nervous tension • pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat') • taut or rigid; stretched tight noun • a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time verb • become stretched or tense or taut • increase the tension on • become tense, nervous, or uneasy • cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious | ||||||||
| 25% | 12 | Uptight | ||||||
adjective satellite • unimaginatively conventional | ||||||||
| 25% | 10 | Prudish or uptight | ||||||
adjective satellite • (British colloquial) not inclined to conversation • conservative in professional manner | ||||||||
Most Uptight Crossword Clue
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TENSEST which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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TENSEST
Updated: October 11, 2023
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