tautly

🇺🇸 /ˈtɔːtli/ 🇬🇧 /ˈtɔːtli/
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adverb
R

stretched very tight

The rope was tautly secured between the two posts.

R

with tight control, no extra parts

The story was told tautly, without any unnecessary details.

translation

adv. stretched very tight; with tight control, no extra parts