- tenuously
- ten·u·ous·ly
English syllables. 2014.
tenuously
Look at other dictionaries:
tenuously — tenuous ► ADJECTIVE 1) very slight or insubstantial: a tenuous distinction. 2) very slender or fine. DERIVATIVES tenuously adverb tenuousness noun. ORIGIN Latin tenuis thin … English terms dictionary
tenuously — adverb in a tenuous manner (Freq. 1) his works tenuously survive in the minds of a few scholars • Derived from adjective: ↑tenuous … Useful english dictionary
tenuously — adverb see tenuous … New Collegiate Dictionary
tenuously — See tenuous. * * * … Universalium
tenuously — adverb In a tenuous manner … Wiktionary
tenuously — adv. delicately, insignificantly, flimsily … English contemporary dictionary
tenuously — See: tenuous … English dictionary
tenuous — tenuously, adv. tenuousness, n. /ten yooh euhs/, adj. 1. thin or slender in form, as a thread. 2. lacking a sound basis, as reasoning; unsubstantiated; weak: a tenuous argument. 3. thin in consistency; rare or rarefied. 4. of slight importance or … Universalium
tenuous — [[t]te̱njuəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED 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 … English dictionary
tenuous — adjective Etymology: Latin tenuis thin, slight, tenuous more at thin Date: 1597 1. not dense ; rare < a tenuous fluid > 2. not thick ; slender < a tenuous rope > 3 … New Collegiate Dictionary
