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Grammar : Adv
Spell : ten-yoo-uhs
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɛn yu əs



Definition of tenuously

Origin :
  • 1590s, irregularly formed from Latin tenuis "thin," from PIE root *ten- "to stretch" (cf. Sanskrit tanuh "thin," literally "stretched out;" see tenet) + -ous. The correct form with respect to the Latin is tenuious. The sense of "having slight importance, not substantial" is found from c.1817.
  • As in lightly : adv gently, effortlessly

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