tenuous
adjective
lacking a sound basis, as reasoning; unsubstantiated; weak.
tenuously
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a word derived from
tenuous.
Example Sentences
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But alongside these there are numerous portraits, photographs, sculptures, weavings and more that are only tenuously related to Pop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Amid the thriving greenery of an indie plant shop called Dig, two living organisms are only tenuously clinging to survival.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
“These are folks who have multiple homes to their names, and the tenants are clinging tenuously to their only home,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2023
Some of those details sound suspect; others are at least tenuously drawn from history.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 1, 2023
He hovered tenuously between life and death for three days.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
