Definition of "tautly" [tautly]

• In a taut manner, tightly, tensely. (adverb)

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• "The effect of the false normalcy is to twist the building tensions of subsequent abnormalities all the more tautly."
• "A tautly told tale of psychological tension and chilling moral complexity, The Last Secret accelerates to a shattering conclusion as it explores the irreparable consequences of one family's crimes of the heart."
• "Pianoforte, the variation of sound from quiet to loud, is set in motion almost instantaneously as steel strings tautly attached to felt-covered hammers feel the vibration."