different between tenuous vs circuitous
tenuous
English
Etymology
Irregularly formed from Latin tenuis (“thin, slight”) +? -ous. Compare tenuious.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t?n.ju.?s/
- Rhymes: -?nju?s
Adjective
tenuous (comparative more tenuous, superlative most tenuous)
- Thin in substance or consistency.
- Synonyms: delicate, gossamer; see also Thesaurus:fragile
- Insubstantial.
- Synonyms: ethereal; see also Thesaurus:insubstantial
- July 18 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Dark Knight Rises[1]
- Picking up eight years after The Dark Knight left off, the film finds Gotham enjoying a tenuous peace based on Harvey Dent’s moral ideals rather than the ugly truth of his demise.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
tenuous From the web:
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circuitous
English
Etymology
First attested in 1664. From Latin circuit?sus, from circuitus, from circume? (“I go around”), from circum (“around”) + e? (“I go”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /s???kju??t?s/
- (US) IPA(key): /s??kju??t?s/, /s??kju??t?s/
Adjective
circuitous (comparative more circuitous, superlative most circuitous)
- Not direct or to the point.
- Of a long and winding route.
Synonyms
- (not direct): indirect, roundabout
- (of a winding route): roundabout, tortuous
Derived terms
- circuitously
- circuitousness
- uncircuitous
Translations
circuitous From the web:
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- circuitous what does it mean
- circuitous what is the meaning
- what is circuitous travel
- what does circuitous mean in english
- what does circuitous
- what is circuitous logic
- what does circuitous routing mean
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