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Tenuous

/ˈtɛn.ju.əs/

Thin in substance or consistency.

📖 Definitions of "Tenuous"

adjective
  1. 1

    Thin in substance or consistency.

    "Far from being amicable, the numbers seemed to turn their backs on each other, and I couldn't find a pair with even the most tenuous connection."

  2. 2

    Insubstantial.

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

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