tenuous [adjective]: thin or slender; insubstantial.
Example: The case against him was built on tenuous evidence.
Related words: tenuously [adverb], tenuousness [noun]
Synonyms: airy, delicate, dubious, fine, flimsy, gossamer, hazy, insignificant, insubstantial, light, shaky, slender, slight, thin, vague, weak
Antonyms: ample, concrete, considerable, hefty, solid, strong, sturdy, weighty
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