tenuously

Definition of Tenuously in English :

1. tenuously

in a tenuous manner

Example Sentences:
'his works tenuously survive in the minds of a few scholars'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Tenuously

adjective

1.

insignificant or flimsy

a tenuous argument

2.

slim, fine, or delicate

a tenuous thread

3.

diluted or rarefied in consistency or density

a tenuous fluid

adjective

1.

slender or fine, as a fiber

2.

rare, as air at high altitudes; not dense

3.

not substantial; slight; flimsy

tenuous evidence

adj.

1.

a. Weak or insubstantial; flimsy: a tenuous argument; a tenuous link between pieces of evidence.

b. Precarious or insecure: tenuous survival.

2. Long and thin; slender: tenuous strands.

3. Having a thin consistency: Pluto's tenuous envelope of gas.