• (a.) Giving the sensation of tension, stiffness, or contraction.
Ten'sive adjective [ Confer French tensif . See Tense , adjective ] Giving the sensation of tension, stiffness, or contraction. « A tensive pain from distension of the parts.» Floyer. 
tensive Having the quality of stretching or straining; causing tension; in pathology, applied to a sensation of tension or tightness in any part of the body.