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Meaning of 'tenuous' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Tenuous [ a.]
- Thin; slender; small; minute.
- Rare; subtile; not dense; -- said of fluids.
- Lacking substance, as a tenuous argument.

Meaning of 'tenuous' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . tenuous [ s]
Meaning (1):
- lacking substance or significance
Example in sentence:
  • a fragile claim to fame;
  • a tenuous argument;
  • a thin plot;
  • slight evidence
Meaning (2):
- having thin consistency
Example in sentence:
  • a tenuous fluid
Meaning (3):
- very thin in gauge or diameter
Example in sentence:
  • a tenuous thread

Nearby Words:

ten ten-o'clock ten-pounder ten-strike tenability tenable tenableness tenace tenacies tenacious

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