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[ ten-yoo-uhs ] / ˈtɛn yu əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tenuous ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivethin or slender in form, as a thread. lacking a sound basis, as reasoning; unsubstantiated; weak: a tenuous argument. thin in consistency; rare or rarefied. of slight importance or significance; unsubstantial: He holds a rather tenuous position in history. lacking in clarity; vague: He gave a rather tenuous account of his past life. Origin of tenuousFirst recorded in 1590–1600; tenu(ity) + -ous SYNONYMS FOR tenuous1 attenuated. 4 insignificant, unimportant, trivial, trifling. SEE SYNONYMS FOR tenuous ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR tenuous1 thick. 4 important, substantial. SEE ANTONYMS FOR tenuous ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM tenuousten·u·ous·ly, adverbten·u·ous·ness, nounun·ten·u·ous, adjectiveun·ten·u·ous·ly, adverb un·ten·u·ous·ness, noun Words nearby tenuoustent trailer, ten-twenty, tenty, tenuis, tenuity, tenuous, tenure, tenured, tenure-track, tenuto, ten-weeks stock Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tenuousHer hold on her position at the hospital—and thus, her survival—is tenuous and she knows it. The Walking Dead’s ‘Crossed’: The Stage Is Now Set for a Bloody, Deadly Midseason Finale|Melissa Leon|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST Perhaps his reluctance stems from the fact that he has only tenuous connections to Hungary these days. In Hands of Hungarian Artist, Jewish Home Movies of the ’30s a Warning of Coming Holocaust|Daniel Genis|October 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST Though there are many claims that implicate it in improved brain function, the evidence in support of this finding is tenuous. Fish Oil, Turmeric, and Ginseng, Oh My! Are ‘Brain Foods’ B.S.?|Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD|October 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST The relationship between law and ethics, from Selma to Ferguson, is tenuous, and often contentious. The Unsung Heroism of Jesse Jackson|David Masciotra|September 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Security in the town appeared to be tenuous at best, though, with continued reports of potential suicide bombers. Are American Troops Already Fighting on the Front Lines in Iraq?|Ford Sypher|September 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST Then as she mechanically held the tenuous death-warrant in her pulseless fingers, her eyes fell on an item just finished. Destiny|Charles Neville Buck Mortals do not merely like each other because they like each other; such a bond is tenuous as a spider's thread. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 4 (of 14)|Elbert Hubbard The tie that bound me to Aileen was indefinable, tenuous, not to be phrased; yet none the less it existed. A Daughter of Raasay|William MacLeod Raine Caroline drifted finally into the chamber back of the dining room, and they could hear the tenuous vibrations of the clavichord. The Three Black Pennys|Joseph Hergesheimer Information on basic nonferrous ore reserves is tenuous and, in part, conflicting. Area Handbook for Romania|Eugene K. Keefe, Donald W. Bernier, Lyle E. Brenneman, William Giloane, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
British Dictionary definitions for tenuous
adjectiveinsignificant or flimsya tenuous argument slim, fine, or delicatea tenuous thread diluted or rarefied in consistency or densitya tenuous fluid Derived forms of tenuoustenuity (tɛˈnjʊɪtɪ) or tenuousness, nountenuously, adverbWord Origin for tenuousC16: from Latin tenuis Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to tenuousquestionable, shaky, flimsy, dubious, nebulous, sketchy, delicate, insubstantial, aerial, airy, attenuate, doubtful, ethereal, fine, gossamer, insignificant, light, narrow, rare, rarefied |