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tenuous

/ˈtɛnjʊəs/

/ˈtɛn.ju.əs/

Translations

tenuousadjective

more tenuous

Comp.

most tenuous

Super.

/ˈtɛnjʊəs/

/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.

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tenuousadjective

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.