TENUIOUS

Etymology

Adjective

tenuious (comparative more tenuious, superlative most tenuious)

(archaic) Rare or subtle; tenuous.

Usage notes

• Though the correct Latinate formation, this word has been largely supplanted by the irregularly formed tenuous.

Source: Wiktionary


Te*nu"i*ous, a. Etym: [See Tenuous.]

Definition: Rare or subtile; tenuous; -- opposed to dense. [Obs.] Glanvill.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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