Te-nū'i-oŭs1, a.
a. [From Lat. tenuis, thin. Cf. TENU-OUS.] Rare or subtile; tenuous; — opposed to dense. [Obs.] Glanville.
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Tenuous
Tĕn'ū-oŭs2, a.
a. [From Lat. tenuis, thin; It., Sp., & Pg. tenue, Pr. tenus, tenue, Fr. ténu.]
- Thin; slender; small; minute.
- Rare; subtle; not dense.