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Definition of Tensive
1. a. Giving the sensation of tension, stiffness, or contraction.
Definition of Tensive
1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to tension ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tensive
1. causing tensity [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tensive
Literary usage of Tensive
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by Leslie Stephen, Sidney Lee (1887)
"He carried on an ex- to the Welsh prince, and as sending his mili- tensive business
at the sign of the 'Rose and cathedral then consecrated with such solemn ..."
2. The History of America by William Robertson (1821)
"... with such et- tensive powers, bears date November 13,1319. Herrera, dec. ii.
lib. iii. c. 11. He might receive it about the beginning of January. ..."
3. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1866)
"... carboniferous and devonian, that contain them, will be better understood by
aid of the following table, extracted from the more ei- tensive one given in ..."
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