TENUOUS


Meaning of TENUOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ tenjuəs ]

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 tenuous...

≠ strong

ADJ

• tenu‧ous‧ly

The sub-plots are only tenuously interconnected.

ADV : ADV with v

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