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insubstantial

adj.
US //ˌɪnsəbˈstænʃəɫ// UK //ˈɪnsəbstˌɑːnʃəl// in·sub·stan·tial
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Probably from Middle French insubstantiel, from Latin insubstantiālis, from in- + substantiālis. By surface analysis, in- + substantial.

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