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tensely

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He is tensely and formally dressed on all occasions, with an encyclopedic memory of beer labels.

Malcolm had heard many such tensely dramatic stories from fugitives who had reached Lucknow during July.

John watched the kitten, and Eric watched, too—watched tensely, for he sensed what would happen to it.

Moya faced them tensely, a slim wraith of a girl with dark eyes that blazed.

"Ah, I see——" And then, "That other door," he whispered tensely.

"They will win their way across, unless he wakes," said Renwick tensely.

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On this page you'll find 20 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to tensely, such as: breathlessly, eagerly, frantically, furiously, heatedly, and madly.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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