Tenuous - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈtenjʊəs|
Brit.
|ˈtenjʊəs|
adjective
- having thin consistency
a tenuous fluid
- very thin in gauge or diametera tenuous thread
- lacking substance or significance (syn: flimsy, fragile, slight, thin)a tenuous argument
Extra examples
He has a tenuous grasp on reality.
The local theater has had a tenuous existence in recent years.
He could demonstrate only a tenuous claim to ownership.
For now, the band's travel plans are tenuous.
The United Peace Alliance had only a tenuous connection with the organized Labour movement.
The link between her family and the King's is rather tenuous.
After the end of the crusading period, however relations between East and West had grown tenuous ...
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