Comparative for not having a physical existence
“At times, the book is about as convincing as a fairytale, proffering only light and insubstantial imaginings.”
Comparative for lacking strength and solidity
“As one pack of financial cards falls after another, we will experience a cleansing of the most exposed and insubstantial parts of the economy.”
Comparative for flimsy, or made of flimsy material
“A whitish insubstantial fabric forms the background with wide, soft blue ribbons forming a crisscross pattern.”
Comparative for little or inadequate in amount, level or degree
“At the beginning of the merger, there were insubstantial funds for any serious recapitalization effort.”
Comparative for hardly convincing or plausible
“I made a perhaps startling but, I believe, not insubstantial argument for considering ourselves, and this earth, as the center of the universe.”
Comparative for unimportant or insignificant in nature
Comparative for having no use, purpose or reason
Comparative for cheap, badly made, or of low quality
Comparative for lacking depth or substance, especially intellectually
Comparative for worn out or ruined because of age or neglect
Comparative for impractical and foolishly idealistic
Comparative for not highly intellectual or cultured
Comparative for built cheaply and shoddily
Comparative for physically slender, skinny or thin
Comparative for lighthearted and casually cheerful
Comparative for passing or disappearing with time
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