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tenuous
weak or insubstantial, as an argument
In more detail
1. (adjective) very thin, weak, or not substantial; based on little evidence or support
2. (adjective) barely connected or only slightly related
Examples
- 1. The connection between the two events is tenuous at best.
- 2. He has only a tenuous grasp of the English language.
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