Tenuous can be categorized as an adjective.
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| tenuous - very thin in gauge or diameter; "a tenuous thread" | ||
| tenuous - having thin consistency; "a tenuous fluid" | ||
| tenuous - lacking substance or significance; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame" |
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| 1. | adj. | A tenuous thread. | |
| 2. | adj. | A tenuous fluid. | |
| 3. | adj. | A tenuous argument. | |
| 4. | adj. | Relations are tenuous as peace talks resume between warring factions. | |
| 5. | adj. | The greatest wisdom has no shape; the greatest vessel is the latest to be completed; the greatest music has the most tenuous notes. | |
| 6. | adj. | Swadesh's glottochronology was based on the tenuous thesis that all languages have a core vocabulary that undergoes replacement at a constant rate. | |
| 7. | adj. | You were trying to draw an extremely tenuous connection between cultures of two cities known for their animosity. |
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| A tenuous thread. |
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| A tenuous fluid. |
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| A tenuous argument. |
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| Relations are tenuous as peace talks resume between warring factions. | |
| The greatest wisdom has no shape; the greatest vessel is the latest to be completed; the greatest music has the most tenuous notes. | |
| Swadesh's glottochronology was based on the tenuous thesis that all languages have a core vocabulary that undergoes replacement at a constant rate. | |
| You were trying to draw an extremely tenuous connection between cultures of two cities known for their animosity. | |