ten ‧ u ‧ ous /ˈtenjuəs/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: tenuis 'thin, tenuous' ]
1 . a situation or relationship that is tenuous is uncertain, weak, or likely to change:
For now, the band’s travel plans are tenuous.
tenuous link/connection etc
The United Peace Alliance had only a tenuous connection with the organized Labour movement.
The link between her family and the King’s is rather tenuous.
2 . literary very thin and easily broken
—tenuously adverb