tenuous
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questionable, shaky, flimsy, dubious, nebulous, sketchy, delicate, insubstantial, aerial, airy, attenuate, doubtful, ethereal, fine, gossamer, insignificant, light, narrow, rare, rarefiedExamples from the Web for tenuous
Contemporary Examples of tenuous
Her hold on her position at the hospital—and thus, her survival—is tenuous and she knows it.
The Walking Dead’s ‘Crossed’: The Stage Is Now Set for a Bloody, Deadly Midseason FinaleMelissa Leon
November 24, 2014
Perhaps his reluctance stems from the fact that he has only tenuous connections to Hungary these days.
In Hands of Hungarian Artist, Jewish Home Movies of the ’30s a Warning of Coming HolocaustDaniel Genis
October 25, 2014
Though there are many claims that implicate it in improved brain function, the evidence in support of this finding is tenuous.
Fish Oil, Turmeric, and Ginseng, Oh My! Are ‘Brain Foods’ B.S.?Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD
October 10, 2014
The relationship between law and ethics, from Selma to Ferguson, is tenuous, and often contentious.
Security in the town appeared to be tenuous at best, though, with continued reports of potential suicide bombers.
Historical Examples of tenuous
And the tenuous message which passed between them then astounded Shann.
Storm Over WarlockAndre Norton
The sky was blue, naked except for a tracing of tenuous clouds.
AttritionJim Wannamaker
Again he seemed almost invisible; then gigantic and tenuous.
The MaroonerCharles A. Stearns
He was clean-shaven, too, and in the English habit he appeared thin and tenuous.
The Fifth Queen CrownedFord Madox Ford
These particles are for the most part composed of tenuous gases.
Your Mind and How to Use ItWilliam Walker Atkinson