ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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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