tightly

1. 1.

   in a tight or constricted manner

   “a tightly packed pub”
2. 2.

   securely fixed or fastened

   “the window was tightly sealed”

Questions about tightly

What does tightly mean?

tightly means "in a tight or constricted manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in tightly?

tightly has 2 syllables: tight-ly. The stress falls on "tight". In IPA it is /ˈtaɪtli/.

Is tightly a common word?

tightly is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.