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tenuous (TEN yoo uhs) (adjective), more tenuous, most tenuous
1. Referring to something which has little substance; is flimsy; has extreme thinness; is slender or slim: James could provide only a tenuous claim to ownership of the contents of his thesis.

The valley is covered with a tenuous mist.

Tenuous also describes something that is used in a more figurative sense meaning of slight importance; weak; flimsy; vague; unsubstantial; such as, presenting a tenuous argument, story, or claim.

2. Etymology: from Latin tenuis, "thin, drawn out, meager, slender"+ -ous an element that makes adjectives from nouns, meaning "having, full of, inclined to."
A reference to being unsubstantial or lacking value.
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