tenuously

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in a tenuous manner; "his works tenuously survive in the minds of a few scholars"
In a tenuous manner
in a tenuous manner; "his works tenuously survive in the minds of a few scholars
delicately, insignificantly, flimsily
tenuous
Thin in substance or consistency

The aether was thought to be of tenuous strands.

tenuous
Lacking importance

His argument was not convincing in the debate, considering how tenuous it was.

tenuous
{a} thin, slender, small, minute
tenuous
Thin in substance or importance
tenuous
If you describe something such as a connection, a reason, or someone's position as tenuous, you mean that it is very uncertain or weak. The cultural and historical links between the many provinces were seen to be very tenuous strong + tenuously tenu·ous·ly The sub-plots are only tenuously interconnected
tenuous
very thin in gauge or diameter; "a tenuous thread" having thin consistency; "a tenuous fluid
tenuous
having thin consistency; "a tenuous fluid
tenuous
Rare; subtile; not dense; said of fluids
tenuous
{s} thin, gentle, fine, sparse
tenuous
very thin in gauge or diameter; "a tenuous thread"
tenuous
Thin; slender; small; minute
tenuous
having thin consistency; "a tenuous fluid"
tenuous
having little substance or significance; "a flimsy excuse"; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"
tenuously

    Silbentrennung

    te·nu·ous·ly

    Aussprache

    Etymologie

    [ 'ten-y&-w&s ] (adjective.) 1597. Latin tenuis thin, slight, tenuous; more at THIN.
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