Tenuous – Very weak or slight

(Pronounced ten-yoo-us)

(Pronounced trayt)

To remember the definition of the word tenuous, use the following mnemonic:

Even ten of you couldn't beat us (tenuous) because you're all very weak.

Examples of tenuous in a sentence

She loved to find tenuous connections between different books she had read.

The study only showed a tenuous link to eating wheat and the spread of the disease.

The evidence against her was tenuous, the accused murderer was released from jail.