Insubstantial
adj
adj ·4 syllables ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Lacking substance; not real or strong.
"The bridge was insubstantial and would not safely carry a car."
Adjective
- 1 lacking material form or substance; unreal wordnet
- 2 lacking solidity or strength wordnet
- 3 lacking in nutritive value wordnet
Example
More examples"The judge found the evidence of his guilt insubstantial."
Etymology
Probably from Middle French insubstantiel, from Latin insubstantiālis, from in- + substantiālis.