Enter a clue or pattern or both:
The Clue
Less relaxed (6 letter answer)
The Answer
TENSER
Tags
Notes
The answer TENSER is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 850 puzzles.
Related Clues
Less at ease
Less easygoing
Less loose
Less mellow
More jittery
More nervous
More strained
More uptight
Wound tighter
More wound up
Not so cool
Not so relaxed
Definition
TENSE as an 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')
3. taut or rigid; stretched tight; "tense piano strings"