hypertense
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of hypertense
hyper- + tense 1, or as back formation from hypertension
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As aptly as any, that hyperbole summed up the hypertense relations that now exist between a suspicious press and a defensive President.
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