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The definition of tenuous is something long and thin, fine or flimsy.

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An example of tenuous is a single spider web connected by two trees.

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See tenuous in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

slender or fine, as a fiber
rare, as air at high altitudes; not dense
not substantial; slight; flimsy: tenuous evidence

Origin: < L tenuis, thin + -ous

Related Forms:

tenuously adverb
tenuousness noun

See tenuous in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Long and thin; slender: tenuous strands.
Having a thin consistency; dilute.
Having little substance; flimsy: a tenuous argument.

Origin:

Origin: Latin tenuis; see ten- in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

tenˈu·ous·ly adverb

tenˈu·ous·ness noun

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