jejune
Speech parts
1. jejune - Adjective
2. jejune - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
Lacking matter; empty; void of substance.
Void of interest; barren; meager; dry; as, a jejune narrative.
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Examples
In Henry Adams, I discovered not only the prototype of the modern thinker but also someone who is more interesting: a viper-toothed, puling, supercilious crank, thwarted in ambition, aging gracelessly, mad at the cosmos, and ashamed of his own jejune ideals. He is nevertheless very dear to me.
adolescent insecurity
jejune responses to our problems
their behavior was juvenile
puerile jokes
an inadequate income