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Insubstantial

adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Lacking substance; not real or strong.

    "The bridge was insubstantial and would not safely carry a car."

Adjective
  1. 1
    lacking material form or substance; unreal wordnet
  2. 2
    lacking solidity or strength wordnet
  3. 3
    lacking in nutritive value wordnet

Etymology

Probably from Middle French insubstantiel, from Latin insubstantiālis, from in- + substantiālis.

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