Air-built
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Built upon air; lacking a solid foundation. not-comparable
"The city too, with all the glory she has derived from her misfortunes, has not been able to escape the suspicion of being nothing better than an air-built fabric, though the poet has assigned her a local habitation […]"
Example
More examples"The city too, with all the glory she has derived from her misfortunes, has not been able to escape the suspicion of being nothing better than an air-built fabric, though the poet has assigned her a local habitation […]"
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