Tenuious
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /tɪˈnjuː.i.əs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Tenuious is an adjective meaning (archaic) Rare or subtle; tenuous.
Meaning
(archaic) Rare or subtle; tenuous.
Example Sentences
more tenuious Substance , as was above observed , than that very igneous Substance mentioned in the third Proposition
A tenuious emanation or continued effluvium, which after some distance retracteth into itself; as is observable in drops of syrups, oil, and seminal viscosities[…]
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include subtle, fine, tenuous, supersubtle, gaseous, gossamer.
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