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Your argument is tenuous at best.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoIt depends on how you're using the word, but here are a few.
"My husband and I had a tenuous argument this morning."
"My sweater was made out of tenuous thread, so it ripped when caught on the door knob."
"A tenuous fluid is on the ground."
There are three ways that you can use the word tenuous.
1. insignificant or flimsy (see example #1)
2. slim, fine or delicate (see example #2)
3. diluted or rarefied in consistency or density (see #3)
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∙ 9y agoAn example of a sentence that uses the word tenuous is, "The rope was tenuous and couldn't be used." Tenuous means "not thick."
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What is the Latin root for tenuous and attenuate?
The Latin root for the words tenuous and attenuate is the word tenuis meaning thin.
What does it mean to have a tenuous relationship?
Tenuous means thin, shaky, not solid or secure. So if you say, for instance, there seems to be a tenuous relationship between what I eat and my grade point average, you might mean that it seems like there is some relationship between the two based on your own personal experience, but you don't really have any solid evidence to support the idea that your diet is affecting your ability to study or take tests well.
What is a sentence with symmetry in it?
It in symmetry with sentence a is what? What is a sentence with symmetry in it? This sentence with symmetry is symmetry with sentence this.
Who or what the sentence is about is?
Who or what the sentence is about is the subject of the sentence.
Who or what is the sentence about?
The subject of a sentence is who or what that sentence is about.
Is there a sentence with the word Tenuous?
Their relationship had always been tenuous, so it wasn't difficult for her to cut her chronically alcoholic sister out of her life completely. Plans for the picnic are tenuous because it looks like it might rain.
How do you use tenuous in a sentence?
In an advanced or developing country that contains primitive or even small tribal societies, these societies often have a tenuous connection at most to their national governments.
What part of speech is the word tenuous?
The word "tenuous" is an adjective.
How could you use tenuous in a sentence?
He kept telling her that he was too busy with his coursework to spend time with her, and she clung to the tenuous belief that he was telling the truth, even after she saw him walking around campus with other girls.Because the rapist had drugged her with rohypnol (GHB), she was only able to give a tenuous account of the terrible ordeal.She is a supportive friend and a great listener, who will patiently discuss even the most tenuous details and mundane anecdotes I have to share.
What is the Latin root for tenuous and attenuate?
The Latin root for the words tenuous and attenuate is the word tenuis meaning thin.
What is the meaning of tenuous?
adjective 1. thin or slender in form, as a thread. 2. lacking a sound basis, as reasoning; unsubstantiated; weak: a tenuous argument. 3. thin in consistency rare or rarefied. 4. of slight importance or significance; unsubstantial: He holds a rather tenuous position in history. 5. lacking in clarity; vague: He gave a rather tenuous account of his past life.
What do sounds travel through?
Any kind of matter that is not too tenuous. In other words, it won't travel through a vacuum.Any kind of matter that is not too tenuous. In other words, it won't travel through a vacuum.Any kind of matter that is not too tenuous. In other words, it won't travel through a vacuum.Any kind of matter that is not too tenuous. In other words, it won't travel through a vacuum.
What is the tenuous blanket of gas surrounding earth?
atomoshere
Does Ganymede have a thick atmosphere?
No. Ganymede has a very tenuous atmosphere.
What 7 letter word can you make using enouust?
tenuous
What is a 7 letter word that starts with a T and ends with S?
"Tenuous"
Is ethereal an adjective?
Yes, it means wispy, tenuous, or (alternatively) heavenly.
