transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈten-yə-wəs, -yü-əs ]
adjective
Etymology: Latin tenuis thin, slight, tenuous — more at thin
Date: 1597
1. : not dense : rare
a tenuous fluid
2. : not thick : slender
a tenuous rope
3.
a. : having little substance or strength : flimsy , weak
tenuous influences
b. : shaky 2a
tenuous reasons
on grounds that were tenuous
Synonyms: see thin
• ten·u·ous·ly adverb
• ten·u·ous·ness noun