tenuous.

1. Weak, uncertain, or supported by very little.

2. Very thin, light, or lacking substantial material.

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Words that belong together

• tenuous link
• tenuous claim

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The argument relied on a tenuous link between two unrelated surveys.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Comparative more tenuous; superlative most tenuous when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.