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tenuious - What does it mean?

Definition of 'tenuious'

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • (obsolete) rare or subtle; tenuous
  • (Glanvill)
  • * Sir Thomas Browne
  • A tenuious emanation or continued effluvium, which after some distance retracteth into itself; as is observable in drops of syrups, oil, and seminal viscosities