← BackshareGuesstenuously/ˈtɛnjuəsli/adverbIn a way that is very weak, slight, or not strongly connected.His claim to the throne is tenuously based on a distant family legend.The two ideas were only tenuously linked in the essay.She held on tenuously to the edge of the cliff.SynonymsslightlyweaklyAntonymsfirmlystrongly