tautly, adv.
(ˈtɔːtlɪ)
[f. taut a. + -ly2.]
In a taut manner; with tautness.
| 1882 Nares Seamanship (ed. 6) 182 The bunt..will not allow the parrel to be passed tautly. 1882 O'Donovan Merv Oasis I. i. 20 A very thick cable..is drawn as tautly as possible across the stream. |