unsubstantive

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adjective

Not having the form of a noun.

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Meanings

adjectiveunsubstantive (comparative more unsubstantive, superlative most unsubstantive)

comparative more unsubstantive · superlative most unsubstantive

  1. grammarNot 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. broadlyNot 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

Origin

From un- + substantive.

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APA

unsubstantive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsubstantive

MLA

“unsubstantive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsubstantive. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unsubstantive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsubstantive.

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