taut
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adjective
stretched or pulled tight; not slack:
〈ロープ･筋肉などが〉ピンと張った (!tightよりかたい言い方)
e.g. the fabric stays taut without adhesive.
(especially of muscles or nerves) tense; not relaxed:
〈人･体が〉引き締まった
e.g. my voice was taut with anger.
(of writing, music, etc.) concise and controlled:
〈作品などが〉まとまりのよい
e.g. a taut text of only a hundred and twenty pages.
(of a ship) having a disciplined and efficient crew:
〈船などが〉よく整備された
e.g. his language was salty and he ran a taut ship.
DERIVATIVES
tautly |ˈtôtlē| adverb
tautness |ˈtôtnəs| noun
ORIGIN
Middle English tought ‘distended’, perhaps originally a variant of tough.