tenuous
adjective
1. having thin consistency
- a tenuous fluid
Similar word(s): thin
2. very thin in gauge or diameter
- a tenuous thread
Similar word(s): thin
3. lacking substance or significance
- a tenuous argument
Similar word(s): insignificant, unimportant, flimsy, fragile, slight, thin
Sentences with tenuous as an adjective:
- The aether was thought to be of tenuous strands.
- His argument was not convincing in the debate, considering how tenuous it was.