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Originally Posted by atisketatasket
I would characterize tenuous as like your fingers are digging into a cliff edge and about to slip off. Not really a hold.
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Thats what i said, "however insecurely." I felt lost's usage referred to the act of submitting, which is not completed, hence the hold is future ie non-existent, not just insecure. The coyote must already be on the cliff and dangling precipitously.
Of course, im not the published writer - im just the dastardly critic!