Associations to the word «Tenuous»

Wiktionary

TENUOUS, adjective. Thin in substance or consistency.
TENUOUS, adjective. Insubstantial

Dictionary definition

TENUOUS, adjective. Having thin consistency; "a tenuous fluid".
TENUOUS, adjective. Very thin in gauge or diameter; "a tenuous thread".
TENUOUS, adjective. Lacking substance or significance; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame".

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras