tenuous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

/ˈtɛn.ju.əs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tenuous.wav

tenuous more tenuous most tenuous

Irregularly formed from Latin tenuis (“thin, slight”) + -ous. Compare tenuious.

delicate gossamer breakable flimsy fragile frail frailsome frangible slim tenuous ethereal airy aery immaterial insubstantial unreal unsubstantial

attenuate extenuate tenuities tenuity tendrilous wispy

tenuosity tenuously tenuousness

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