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tenuous(dictionary)

tenuous (iou)



tenuous adjective. L16.
[Irreg. from Latin tenuis + -OUS. Cf. TENUIOUS.]
Of low density; sparse; rarefied; insubstantial. L16.
Observer The image of the sun faintly reflected back from..tenuous gas in space.
Slender, thin, slim; small. M17.
P. D. James The wave retreated to leave its tenuous lip of foam.
fig. Insignificant; meagre, weak; vague. Also (of a distinction), oversubtle. E19.
tenuously adverb L19.
tenuousness noun E20.