tensive

American

[ten-siv] / ˈtɛn sɪv /

adjective

stretching or straining.

tensive British

/ ˈtɛnsɪv /

adjective

of or causing tension or strain

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Etymology

Origin of tensive

1695–1705; tens(ion) + -ive; compare French tensif

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The final details of the conceptual breakthrough will be hammered out in in tensive negotiations between the two official delegations and in the Washington backchannel.

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Already existing underground systems are slated for ex tensive renewal.

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Such fees take into account ex tensive pretrial preparation; but as Atlanta Trial Lawyer Charles D. Read Jr. pointed out: "A real fine expert comes high."

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After six years of in tensive effort, less than 15% of his 156,000 employes are union-organized.

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Position: Sitting with legs crossed; pain in and about right knee; stretching arm; tensive drawing from left shoulder up to neck; lifting; tensive drawing in left shoulder; pain in sacrum.

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