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Jejune

//d͡ʒəˈdʒuːn// adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not nutritious. archaic, dated
  2. 2
    Lacking matter; empty; devoid of substance. broadly
  3. 3
    Naive; simplistic.

    "I have often wondered why some late Writers should sensure Tully's Letters for being too naked and jejune, when that to his Friend Lucceius, which the Reader will find in this Collection, is a plain Demonstration to the contrary?"

Adjective
  1. 1
    lacking interest or significance or impact wordnet
  2. 2
    displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity wordnet
  3. 3
    of insufficient quantity to meet a need wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iēiūnus (“fasting”).

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