Definition of unsubstantial
: not substantial : lacking substance, firmness, or strength unsubstantial shadows
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as thin and unsubstantial as the wind
an unsubstantial child who was unfit to play sports of any kind
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Writing unsubstantial, provocative tweets while simultaneously overseeing the significant process of choosing a director for the F.B.I., there is a growing move to hold Trump to account.
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But if the lyrics are an indulgent sticky spoonful of cherry pie filling, the synthy dance pop underpinning is the aural equivalent of a rice cake: fluffy, unsubstantial and ultimately unsatisfying.
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First Known Use of unsubstantial
15th century
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