Meaning & use
tenuous
Weak, uncertain, or supported by very little evidence.
See it in a sentence
The claim rests on a tenuous link between two unrelated events.
With only one working battery, our contact with the camp was tenuous.
A note on using this word
Tenuous often describes a connection, argument, or hold on something. Do not confuse it with tenacious, which suggests holding on firmly.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
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