tightly

English

Etymology

From tight +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaɪtli/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adverb

tightly (comparative tightlier or more tightly, superlative tightliest or most tightly)

1. 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

2. (of speech) Curtly in a way that suggests anger or other intense emotion is being contained.

Translations

in a tight manner

• Armenian: ձիգ (hy) (jig)
• Czech: těsně (cs)
• Finnish: tiukasti (fi)
• French: fermement (fr)
• German: eng (de)
• Ingrian: kiintiäst
• Italian: strettamente (it)
• Marathi: घट्टपणे (ghaṭṭapṇe)
• Nepali: चरप्प (carappa)
• Polish: ciasno (pl)
• Romanian: îngust (ro), strâmt (ro)
• Russian: те́сно (ru) (tésno), пло́тно (ru) (plótno)
• Spanish: herméticamente (es), estrechamente (es)
• Turkish: sıkıca (tr)