Is hopelessly tense? Crossword Clue

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HOPELESSLY (adverb)
1. in a dispirited manner without hope
2. in a hopeless manner
TENSE (verb)
1. cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
2. become stretched or tense or taut
TENSE (noun)
1. a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
TENSE (adjective)
1. in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
2. pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat’)

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