tenuous

adjectives

having thin consistency

"a tenuous fluid"

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relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous

"air is thin at high altitudes"; "a thin soup"; "skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk"; "thin oil"

very thin in gauge or diameter

"a tenuous thread"

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of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section

"thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint"

lacking substance or significance

"slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame"

flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous, thin

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