Complete Definition of "tenuous"

English

Etymology
From Latin tenuosus, from tenere (�to hold�) + suffix -osus

Pronunciation
SAMPA|/"tEnju@s/

Adjective
en-adj

  1. thin|Thin in substance or importance.

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

Translations
Finnish: hatara, puutteellinen

fa:tenuous
io:tenuous
hu:tenuous
vi:tenuous

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