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tenuous

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  1. thin                  
 
ten.u.ous \'ten-y*-w*s\ aj [L tenuis thin, slight, tenuous - more at THIN] 
   1: not dense : RARE {a ~ fluid}  2: not thick : SLENDER {a ~ rope}  3: 
   having little substance or strength : FLIMSY, WEAK {@ influences a ~ hold 
   on reality} - ten.u.ous.ly av