"tenuious" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /tɪˈnjuː.i.əs/ Forms: more tenuious [comparative], most tenuious [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin tenuis (“thin, slight”) + -ous. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|tenuis|ous|lang1=la|t1=thin, slight}} Latin tenuis (“thin, slight”) + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} tenuious (comparative more tenuious, superlative most tenuious)
  1. (archaic) Rare or subtle; tenuous. Tags: archaic
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