tenuous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite having thin consistency
    • a tenuous fluid
  2. adjective satellite very thin in gauge or diameter
    • a tenuous thread
  3. adjective satellite lacking substance or significance; a fragile claim to fame"
    flimsy; fragile; thin; slight.
    • slight evidence
    • a tenuous argument
    • a thin plot

WordNet

Ten"u*ous adjective
Etymology
L. tenuis thin. See Thin, and cf. Tenuis.
Definitions
  1. Thin; slender; small; minute.
  2. Rare; subtile; not dense; -- said of fluids. 3. Fig. Lacking substance, as a tenuous argument.

Webster 1913