1) thin in form or density; lacking substance, strength, clarity, or a sound basis in reasoning
2) (adj.) thin, slim, delicate; weak
Tenuous ---- flimsy; not solid
tenuous ---- having little substance or significance
Tenuous ----- Adj. Having little substance or strength, flimsy, weak or rare
Syn: flimsy, rare; questionable, unsubstantial, vague, weak, gossamer
tenuous <>substantial
We questioned her tenuous reasons for her three-day absence, but she refused to clarify her story.
The hurricane force winds ripped the tenuous branches from the tree.
The spectators panicked as they watched the cement block dangle from one tenuous piece of twine.
2) (adj.) thin, slim, delicate; weak
Tenuous ---- flimsy; not solid
tenuous ---- having little substance or significance
Tenuous ----- Adj. Having little substance or strength, flimsy, weak or rare
Syn: flimsy, rare; questionable, unsubstantial, vague, weak, gossamer
tenuous <>substantial
We questioned her tenuous reasons for her three-day absence, but she refused to clarify her story.
The hurricane force winds ripped the tenuous branches from the tree.
The spectators panicked as they watched the cement block dangle from one tenuous piece of twine.