(Pronounced teh-nyoo-uhs)
Meaning: This adjective refers to what is weak and possibly does not exist.
Origin: In use since the 16th Century, it formed irregularly from the Latin word tenuis, meaning "thin, drawn out, meager, slim, slender' and figuratively referred to "trifling, insignificant, poor, low in rank". The correct form with respect to the Latin is tenuious. The figurative sense of "having slight importance, not substantial" is found from 1817 in English.
Example: They had a tenuous grip on reality.
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