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New to me, but immediately reconizable, and a perfect choice for his purpose, by Christopher Morley, in an introduction to a piece by Max Beerbohm.
"This portrait of the unfortunate cleric annihilated by Dr. Johnson is a triumphant example of the skill with which a perfect artist can manœuver a trifle, carved like and ivory trinket; in such hands, subtlety never becomes mere tenuity."
tenuity
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pl. 3ties 5MFr tenuit= < L tenuitas6 the quality or state of being tenuous; specif.,
a) thinness; slenderness; fineness b) lack of substance; rarity, as of air c) faintness, as of light or voice d) meagerness; slightness
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I agree, Bill. I like it better than tenuousness, which would be the other choice, no?
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