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  1. 1. a. Thin; slender; small; minute. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Rare; subtile; not dense; -- said of fluids. Source: opted
  3. 3. a. Lacking substance, as a tenuous argument. Source: opted
  4. 4. adj. having thin consistency Source: wordnet
  5. 5. adj. very thin in gauge or diameter Source: wordnet
  6. 6. adj. lacking substance or significance Source: wordnet
  7. 7. 1. Thin; slender; small; minute. 2. Rare; subtile; not dense; -- said of fluids. Lacking substance, as a tenuous argument. Source: webster
  8. 8. j:100 s. having thin consistency s. very thin in gauge or diameter Source: ecdict

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