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

Example Sentences

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British reconnaissance noted ex tensive digging on the escarpment around Half�ya Pass, only convenient gate from Libya to Egypt; extensive aerial preparations at the airports of D�rna and Gambut.

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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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Already existing underground systems are slated for ex tensive renewal.

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In course of time, chiefly under the influence of Martial, and partly of Catullus, an ex- tensive literature of this sort was formed.

From The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy by Burckhardt, Jacob

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