tenuous in English
- tenuous ⇄ adv. tenuously. english
- tenuous ⇄ noun tenuousness. english
- tenuous ⇄ tenuous, adjective.
1. thin or slight; slender.
Ex. the tenuous thread of a spider's web.
2. not dense; rare; rarefied.
Ex. The air ten miles above the earth is very tenuous.
3. (Figurative.) having slight importance; not senglish