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ˈtɛn sɪvten·sive

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  1. tensiveadjective

    Of or pertaining to tension

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Tensiveadjective

    Giving a sensation of stiffness or contraction.

    Etymology: tensus, Lat.

    From choler is a hot burning pain; a beating pain from the pulse of the artery; a tensive pain from distention of the parts by the fulness of humours. John Floyer, on Humours.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Tensiveadjective

    giving the sensation of tension, stiffness, or contraction

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tensive in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tensive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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