1
[ adjective ] having little substance or significance

Synonyms

slight thin flimsy

Examples

"a flimsy excuse" "slight evidence" "a tenuous argument" "a thin plot"

Used in print

(H. A. Gleason, "Review of African language studies...)

Many_of the suggested systems seem to have only the most tenuous relationship to the language structures that they purport to represent .

Related terms

weak

2
[ adjective ] having thin consistency

Examples

"a tenuous fluid"

Related terms

thin

3
[ adjective ] very thin in gauge or diameter

Synonyms

fine

Examples

"a tenuous thread"

Related terms

thin

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