What is the meaning of tenuous?

Having thin consistency.
- usage: "a tenuous fluid"
Very thin in gauge or diameter.
- usage: "a tenuous thread"
Lacking substance or significance.
- usage: "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame"
- synonyms: flimsy, fragile, slight, thin

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