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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|};
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[ "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.
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[ "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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