6
excitedly
5
rigidly(adverb, tightly)
4
stiffly(adverb, tightly)
4
tautly(adverb, tightly)
4
tightly(adverb, tightly)
3
nervously
2
anxiously
2
edgily
2
firmly(adverb, tightly)
2
jumpily
2
restlessly
1
uptightly
1
agitatedly
1
antagonistically(adverb, contentiously)
1
antipathetically(adverb, contentiously)
1
argumentatively(adverb, contentiously)
1
cacophonously(adverb, contentiously)
1
contentiously(adverb, contentiously)
1
contrarily(adverb, contentiously)
1
controversially(adverb, contentiously)
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