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UPTIGHT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does uptight mean?
• UPTIGHT (adjective)
The adjective UPTIGHT has 1 sense:
1. being in a tense state
Familiarity information: UPTIGHT used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Being in a tense state
Synonyms:
edgy; high-strung; highly strung; jittery; jumpy; nervy; overstrung; restive; uptight
Similar:
tense (in or of a state of physical or nervous tension)
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