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1. (adj.) tenuous
lacking a sound basis; unsubstantiated; weak.
2. tenuous
thin or slender in form.
3. tenuous
thin in consistency; rare or rarefied.
4. tenuous
of slight importance or significance; unsubstantial.
Etymology: (1590–1600; tenu (ity ) + -ous)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) tenuous
having thin consistency
"a tenuous fluid"
2. (adj) tenuous
very thin in gauge or diameter
"a tenuous thread"
3. (adj) flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous, thin
lacking substance or significance
"slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) tenuous
thin; slender; small; minute
2. (adj) tenuous
rare; subtile; not dense; -- said of fluids
3. (adj) tenuous
lacking substance, as a tenuous argument
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