tenuous

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtɛnjuəs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtɛnjuəs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(tenyo̅o̅ əs)

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tenuous adj (argument, claim: weak) (bildlig)tunn adj
  svag adj
 Bill's accusation that Steven stole the gold was tenuous since there was no evidence.
tenuous adj (grasp, sense of [sth]: weak) (bildlig)svag adj
  dålig adj
  klen adj
  undermålig adj
 The student is struggling in her maths lessons: her understanding of matrices is tenuous.
tenuous adj (idea, notion: vague, unsubstantial)oseriös adj
  (vardagligt)dålig adj
  ogrundad adj
 Lucia has only a tenuous idea of what she will do after her A levels.
tenuous adj (account: insubstantial, flimsy)opålitlig adj
  oseriös adj
  svamlande adj
 The man's tenuous account of his actions on that day raised suspicions of his guilt.
tenuous adj (role, position: not significant)oväsentlig adj
  betydelselös adj
  egal adj
tenuous adj (connection, link: weak) (vardagligt)dålig adj
  klen, svag adj
 The link between those two ideas is tenuous at best.
tenuous adj (thread: fine, thin)fin adj
  tunn adj
 Gretchen tried to mend her socks, but the fibers were tenuous and broke easily.
tenuous adj (grip, grasp: on a rope, etc.)knapp adj
  fin adj
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