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    [Adjective]  | "ten*u*ous" | \ ˈten-yə-wəs \


    1: having little substance or strength : flimsy, weak

    2: shaky

    3: not thick : slender


    Origin: 1597 ;

     Latin tenuis "fine-drawn, thin, narrow, slight" + {see: |-ous|-ous} {mat|thin:1|};

    [Adjective]  | "tenuous" 


    1: lacking strength, permanence, or resilience;


      * e.g., " ... The countries formed a tenuous political alliance. "





     [ "tenuous" ]

    1: Holding by a thread. Ghostly at best.

      * e.g.,  ... I was all over that babe. Made advances that were tenuous at best, what with not having even talked at a personal level. 

     [ "Tenuous" ]

    1: A beautifully beaming and insightful person that's a ten on a scale of 1-9 but seems quite mentally fragile or struggling. When evaluating and placing a person as a "ten" on a general scale of beauty and intelligence but has past, maybe unresolved, issues. These are very wise, uplifting people to a fault.

      * e.g.,  ... Person2: I won't ever fully understand.. but I'm eager to help! 

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