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tenuous Definition


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tenuous
adj
    1. Slight; with little strength or substance.
      Thesaurus: insubstantial, nebulous, fine, delicate, gossamer; slight, thin, dubious, questionable, shaky, flimsy, sketchy, weak; Antonym: substantial, strong, significant.
    2. Thin; slim.
Derivative: tenuously
adverb
    Derivative: tenuousness
    noun
      Etymology: 16c: from Latin tenuis thin.



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