insubstantial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Lacking substance; not real or strong.

Word forms

insubstantial more insubstantial most insubstantial

Etymology

Probably from Middle French insubstantiel, from Latin insubstantiālis, from in- + substantiālis. By surface analysis, in- + substantial.

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