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Antonyms for tenuously
| 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
Synonyms for tenuously
- agilely
- airily
- breezily
- carelessly
- casually
- daintily
- delicately
- easily
- ethereally
- faintly
- flippantly
- freely
- frivolously
- gingerly
- heedlessly
- indifferently
- leniently
- mildly
- moderately
- nimbly
- peacefully
- quietly
- readily
- simply
- slightingly
- slightly
- smoothly
- softly
- sparingly
- sparsely
- subtly
- tenderly
- tenuously
- thinly
- thoughtlessly
- timidly
- unsubstantially
- well
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