What does tenuious mean?
Tenuious means (archaic) Rare or subtle; tenuous..
Tenuious
/tɪˈnjuː.i.əs/ · adjective
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[…]
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- more tenuious
- most tenuious
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more tenuious Substance , as was above observed , than that very igneous Substance mentioned in the third Proposition
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