ténu

Meaning

tenuous, slight, faint

Example

The link between the two cases remains tenuous, for lack of material evidence.

Word forms

The spellings this word turns up in. There are 3 of them.

More words at level C1

• velléité half-hearted intention, vague urge
• versatile fickle, changeable, inconstant
• âpre harsh, bitter, fierce
• ébaucher to sketch out, to outline, to rough out
• éluder to evade, to sidestep, to dodge
• épars scattered, sparse, disparate
• éphémère ephemeral, short-lived, fleeting
• étayer to back up, to substantiate, to support

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• Learning Lithuanian as an English speaker

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