adjective see: thin Date: 1597 not dense ; rare , not thick ; slender , 3. having little substance or strength ; flimsy , weak , shaky 2a , see: thin ~ly adverb ~ness noun
TENUOUS
Meaning of TENUOUS in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012