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Tenuous Fragment Crossword Clue

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99%4Exact Match!
noun

• a small tuft or lock

• a small person

• a small bundle of straw or hay

• a flock of snipe

29%7Tenuous
adjective

• existing as or having characteristics of a gas

29%4Tenuous
adjective

• of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section

• lacking excess flesh

• relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous

• (of sound) lacking resonance or volume

adverb

• without viscosity

adjective satellite

• very narrow

• not dense

• lacking spirit or sincere effort

• lacking substance or significance

verb

• lose thickness; become thin or thinner

• make thin or thinner

• lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture

• take off weight

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New York Times06 Jan 2002 Across 37
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