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< tenuity

tenure >

ten·u·ous

s) KEY

ADJECTIVE:

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

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

OTHER FORMS:
tenu·ous·ly (Adverb), tenu·ous·ness (Noun)

Thesaurus: synonyms for tenuous

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