- tenuous tenu·ous adj
- ['tɛnjʊəs]
(thread) tenue, (argument) debole
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
tenuous tenu·ous adj
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tenuous — tenuously, adv. tenuousness, n. /ten yooh euhs/, adj. 1. thin or slender in form, as a thread. 2. lacking a sound basis, as reasoning; unsubstantiated; weak: a tenuous argument. 3. thin in consistency; rare or rarefied. 4. of slight importance or … Universalium
tenuous — ten•u•ous [[t]ˈtɛn yu əs[/t]] adj. 1) cvb lacking a sound basis; unsubstantiated; weak 2) cvb thin or slender in form 3) thin in consistency; rare or rarefied 4) of slight importance or significance; unsubstantial • Etymology: 1590–1600; tenu (… … From formal English to slang
