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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

26%12Uptight
adjective satellite

• unimaginatively conventional

26%10 Prudish or uptight
adjective satellite

• (British colloquial) not inclined to conversation

• conservative in professional manner

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The Guardian Cryptic28 Dec 2001 Down 21
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