"Tautly" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
Tightly stretched, as if pulled tight; firmly and tightly close to something.
A phrase or sentence is tautological when it repeats the same idea in more than one word, unnecessarily making it redundant and often humorous. <br><br>Example: "Free gift"<br><br>In this phrase, "free" and "gift" essentially mean the same thing, so it's tautological to include both words.