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Definition of Tightly
1. Adverb. In a tight or constricted manner. "A tightly packed pub"
2. Adverb. Securely fixed or fastened. "The window was tightly sealed"
Definition of Tightly
1. adv. In a tight manner; closely; nearly.
Definition of Tightly
1. Adverb. In a tight manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tightly
1. tight [adv] - See also: tight
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tightly
Literary usage of Tightly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"Keep in a glass bottle tightly corked and shake frequently while using, as the
lampblack tends to separate. The zinc, cut in thu desired forms, ..."
2. Camera (1907)
"Roth chemicals should be kept in tightly-corked bottles in a dark place. Used in
making red ( Bartolozzi) prints, in blue-print coating and for bromide ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"... which arc carried on wheels running on rails Q. The parts of the range of
moulds are brought tightly together and held in position by the bars О and the ..."
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