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TENUOUSLY
tenuously
(adverb) in a tenuous manner; “his works tenuously survive in the minds of a few scholars”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
tenuously (comparative more tenuously, superlative most tenuously)
In a tenuous manner.
Source: Wiktionary
TENUOUS
Ten"u*ous, a. Etym: [L. tenuis thin. See Thin, and cf. Tenuis.]
1. Thin; slender; small; minute.
2. Rare; subtile; not dense; -- said of fluids.
Definition: Lacking substance, as a tenuous argument.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DETENTION
(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”
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