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comparative tightlier or more tightly, superlative tightliest or most tightly
In a tight manner. quotations examples
Clutching my cure / I tightly lock the door / I try to catch my breath again
2003, Linkin Park (lyrics and music), “Breaking the Habit”, in Meteora
(of speech) Curtly in a way that suggests anger or other intense emotion is being contained. examples