Thin
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Slim, narrow in size, and (of a person or animal) usually carrying little fat. Of low viscosity or low specific gravity, e.g., as is water compared to honey. Scarce. Overly strict. Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To make thin or thinner To become thin or thinner To dilute
Example sentence: A friendship can weather most things and thrive in thin soil; but it needs a little mulch of letters and phone calls and small, silly presents every so often - just to save it from drying out completely.
Tenuous
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Thin in substance or consistency.Lacking importance.