tenuous

UK
/ˈtɛnjʊəs/
US
/ˈtɛn.ju.əs/

Übersetzungen

tenuousadjektiv
more tenuous
Komp.
most tenuous
Super.
UK
/ˈtɛnjʊəs/
US
/ˈtɛn.ju.əs/
The connection between the two events is tenuous at best.
Связь между этими двумя событиями в лучшем случае слабая.
His position in the company is quite tenuous.
Его положение в компании довольно неустойчивое.
The argument he presented was rather tenuous.
Аргумент, который он представил, был довольно тонким.

Definitionen

tenuousadjektiv
Very weak or slight; not substantial or strong.
The connection between the two events is tenuous at best.
Thin or slender in form, as a thread.
The spider's tenuous web glistened in the morning dew.
Lacking a sound basis, as reasoning; unsubstantiated.
His argument was tenuous and failed to convince the jury.
Having little density; rarefied or thin.
Mars has a tenuous atmosphere composed mostly of carbon dioxide.