The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word RARE , but the solution may also be SHAKY which is one of the most recent solution (2006 in New York Times).
Tenuous crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RARE | 19 % | 4 |
| ETHEREAL | 13 % | 8 |
| SLENDER | 13 % | 7 |
| GASEOUS | 13 % | 7 |
| THIN | 13 % | 4 |
| SHAKY | 6 % | 5 |
| SUBTILE | 6 % | 7 |
| FRAIL | 6 % | 5 |
| FRAGILE | 6 % | 7 |
| SLIM | 6 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Tenuous
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- thin
- flimsy
- slight
- weak
- fine
- slim
- tiny
- little
- small
- fragile
- sketchy
- brittle
Crossword Answer definitions
RARE noun- A scarce or uncommon item.
- Very uncommon; scarce.
- (of a gas) Thin; of low density.
- Good; enjoyable.
- (particularly meats) Cooked very lightly, so the meat is still red (in the case of steak or beef in the general sense).
- To rear, rise up, start backwards.
- To rear, bring up, raise.
- Early
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result RARE
- Still bloody
- At a premium
- Extraordinary
- Hard to find
- Highly collectible
- Like the spotted owl
- Not common
- Steak order
- __-earth element
- Chophouse order
More clues leading to the result ETHEREAL
- Ghostly
- Up in the air?
- Delicate, as beauty
- Of the heavens
- Heavenly
- Unworldly
- Extremely delicate, as beauty
- Light and delicate
- Light and airy
- Extremely delicate
More clues leading to the result SLENDER
- Like a successful dieter
- Svelte
- Trim
- Wispy
- Having a trim figure
- Willowy
- Reedlike
- Gracefully thin
- Lean
- Adjective for a model
More clues leading to the result GASEOUS
- Neither solid nor liquid
- Like neon
- Like helium
- Like neon or nitrogen
- Tenuous.
- Describing a comet's tail.
- Lacking substance.
- In the form of vapor.
- Like certain elements.
- Tenuous
More clues leading to the result THIN
More clues leading to the result SHAKY
- Unstable
- Questionable
- Far from firm
- Quivering
- Unsteady
- Trembling
- Obviously nervous
- Dubious
- Precarious
- Unreliable
More clues leading to the result SUBTILE
More clues leading to the result FRAIL
- By no means robust
- Easily broken
- Aqua-__
- Having delicate health
- Slight of build
- Easily damaged
- Weak
- Physically delicate
- Hardly hale
- Hardly hardy
More clues leading to the result FRAGILE
- Requiring special handling
- Crate label
- Tenuous
- Breakable
- Like some egos
- Easily damaged
- Delicate
- See 47-Across
- Delicately formed.
- Easily broken.