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insubstantial

Insubstantial (adj) means lacking substance; not real or strong.

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Lacking substance; not real or strong.
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Etymology

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

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"insubstantial" (adj) means lacking substance; not real or strong.

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