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tenuous

ten·u·ous [ ténnyoo əss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. weak and unconvincing: not based on anything significant or substantial, and therefore unlikely to stand up to rigorous examination
That's an extremely tenuous argument.

2. extremely delicate and fine: thin and fine, and therefore easily broken ( literary )

3. science diluted: thin or diluted in consistency

[Late 16th century. < Latin tenuis "thin, fine"]

te·nu·i·ty [ te n ətee ] noun
ten·u·ous·ly [ ténnyoo əsslee ] adverb
ten·u·ous·ness [ ténnyoo əssnəss ] noun
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