Tenuous

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtÉ›njuːəs/
• Rhymes: -É›njuːəs

Origin

From Latin tenuis ("thin, slight"), + English suffix -ous.

Full definition of tenuous

Adjective

1. Thin in substance or consistency.The aether was thought to be of tenuous strands.
2. insubstantialHis argument was not convincing in the debate, considering how tenuous it was.
• July 18 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Dark Knight Riseshttp://www.avclub.com/articles/the-dark-knight-rises-review-batman,82624/Picking up eight years after The Dark Knight left off, the film finds Gotham enjoying a tenuous peace based on Harvey Dent’s moral ideals rather than the ugly truth of his demise.