tenuous

Phonetic

US /ˈtenjuəs/UK /ˈtenjuəs/

Translations

ADJThin in substance or consistency., Insubstantial.

Variants

    Examples

    • English is just a play language to me, the words tethered to their meanings by the loosest, most tenuous connections.

      Source:www.newyorker.com

    • Perhaps they would introduce him to Donald Trump, or invest in his next scheme, or otherwise solidify his tenuous sense of belonging.

      Source:www.newyorker.com

    • The Trump administration is holding onto a tenuous/ˈtenjuəs/ peace in the Middle East, with gas prices slowly decreasing

      Source:www.nytimes.com

    • Warsh Faces Tenuous/ˈtenjuəs/ Balancing Act in First Fed Meeting as Chairman沃什在担任主席的首次美联储会议上面临微妙的平衡行动 关闭

      Source:www.nytimes.com

    • Nikole Hannah-Jones writes that white and Black women have joined together to power numerous progressive causes — from abolition/ˌæbəˈlɪʃn/ to civil rights — but it’s a tenuous/ˈtenjuəs/ alliance.

      Source:www.nytimes.com

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