1 not very large, strong or important:
an insubstantial construction of wood and glue * an insubstantial argument * an insubstantial meal
2 (literary) not real or solid:
as insubstantial as a shadow
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is insubstantial a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, insubstantial is tagged as adjective.
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