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WordReference English-Japanese Dictionary © 2026:
| tenuous adj | (argument, claim: weak) | 取るに足らない、弱い、内容に乏しい 形
HHiraganaとるにたらない、よわい、ないようにとぼしい |
| | (比喩) | 薄っぺらな 形
HHiraganaうすっぺらな |
| | Bill's accusation that Steven stole the gold was tenuous since there was no evidence. |
| tenuous adj | (grasp, sense of [sth]: weak) | 薄弱な、弱い、薄い、あやふやな 形
HHiraganaはくじゃくな、よわい、うすい、あやふやな |
| | The student is struggling in her maths lessons: her understanding of matrices is tenuous. |
| tenuous adj | (idea, notion: weak, unconvincing) | 根拠薄弱な、弱い 形
HHiraganaこんきょはくじゃくな、よわい |
| tenuous adj | (account: insubstantial, flimsy) | 曖昧な、あやふやな 形
HHiraganaあいまいな、あやふやな |
| | The man's tenuous account of his actions on that day raised suspicions of his guilt. |
| tenuous adj | (role, position: not significant) | ささやかな、ちいさな、取るに足りない 形
HHiraganaささやかな、ちいさな、とるにたりない |
| tenuous adj | (connection, link: weak) | 希薄な、弱い 形
HHiraganaきはくな、よわい |
| | The link between those two ideas is tenuous at best. |
| tenuous adj | (thread: fine, thin) | 細長い、薄っぺらな 形
HHiraganaほそながい、うすっぺらな |
| | Gretchen tried to mend her socks, but the fibers were tenuous and broke easily. |
| tenuous adj | (grip, grasp: on a rope, etc.) (握りが) | 弱い、甘い、危なっかしい 形
HHiraganaよわい、あまい、あぶなっかしい |