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Insubstantial

Insubstantial Meaning & Definition
Insubstantial Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Insubstantial?

[adj] lacking material form or substance; unreal; "as insubstantial as a dream"; "an insubstantial mirage on the horizon"
[adj] lacking in nutritive value; "the jejune diets of the very poor"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Insubstantial: aerial | aeriform | aery | airy | ethereal | jejune | shadowy | unreal | unsubstantial | unwholesome | wraithlike

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See Also | immaterial | nonmaterial

Insubstantial In Webster's Dictionary

\In`sub*stan"tial\, a. Unsubstantial; not real or strong. ``Insubstantial pageant.'' [R.] --Shak.

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