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Tenuous Crossword Clue

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adjective satellite

• inclined to shake as from weakness or defect

• vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze

• not secure; beset with difficulties

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adjective satellite

• being of delicate or slender build

• very narrow

• having little width in proportion to the length or height

• small in quantity

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adjective

• existing as or having characteristics of a gas

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New York Times02 Apr 2006 Down 94
New York Times28 Aug 1988 Across 109
New York Times06 Sep 1987 Across 108
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