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   Ten·u·ous

   /ˈtenyəwəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. very weak or slight: "the tenuous link between interest rates and investment" Similar slightinsubstantialflimsynegligibleweakfragileshakysketchydoubtfuldubiousquestionablesuspectvaguenebuloushazyunspecificindefiniteindeterminateOpposite convincingsubstantialstrong
   • ▪ very slender or fine; insubstantial: "a tenuous cloud" Similar finethinslenderattenuateddelicategossamerfragileOpposite thick

   Word Origin late 16th century: formed irregularly from Latin tenuis ‘thin’ + -ous.

   Derivatives

   • 1. tenuously adverb
   • 2. tenuousness noun

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