ALL meanings of tenuous
ten·u·ous
T t - adjective tenuous lacking a sound basis, as reasoning; unsubstantiated; weak: a tenuous argument. 2
- adjective tenuous thread: fine, thin 1
- adjective tenuous argument, claim: weak 1
- adjective tenuous thin or slender in form, as a thread. 1
- adjective tenuous thin in consistency; rare or rarefied. 1
- adjective tenuous of slight importance or significance; unsubstantial: He holds a rather tenuous position in history. 1
- adjective tenuous lacking in clarity; vague: He gave a rather tenuous account of his past life. 1
- adjective 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. 0
- adjective tenuous insignificant or flimsy 0
- adjective tenuous slim, fine, or delicate 0
- adjective tenuous diluted or rarefied in consistency or density 0
- adjective tenuous slender or fine, as a fiber 0
- adjective tenuous rare, as air at high altitudes; not dense 0
- adjective tenuous not substantial; slight; flimsy 0