tenuous





tenuous - adjective

  • having thin consistency
  • very thin in gauge or diameter
  • lacking substance or significance

tenuous - thesaurus

flimsy   fragile   slight   thin  


View spelling list The ending uous and learn about the word tenuous in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 29. Word ending: -ous.

Scrabble score for tenuous

t is 1 e is 1 n is 1 u is 1 o is 1 u is 1 s is 1
Scrabble score = 7

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