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unsubstantive en · ADJ

Etymology

From un- + substantive.

Meanings

1. Not having the form of a noun.
2. Not having any material substance.
   • Nests are formed by the removal of soil to create an unsubstantive space. 2006, Walter Reinhart Tschinkel, The Fire Ants, page 103:
3. (broadly) Not having any factual substance.
   • Labour dismisses Cameron's interest in the environment as a cynical and unsubstantive part of his attempt to decontaminate the Tory brand. 2009 January 16, Nicholas Watt, Patrick Wintour, “To deliver a low-carbon economy you have got to have a vision”, in The Guardian:

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