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Comparative for not having a material or physical form
“Hearing this, Scipio strove eagerly to embrace his mother, but thrice the unsubstantial ghost eluded his grasp.”
Comparative for weak, feeble, or lacking in strength
“Upon hearing his speech, the crowd dispersed, unconvinced by his unsubstantial tone and manner of speaking.”
Comparative for lacking physical strength, weight or firmness
“Halliburton possessed what some critics called a slight and unsubstantial physique, compared with Hemingway's sturdier and more muscular frame.”
Comparative for having no basis in reality
“We must distinguish an external object of nature from some unsubstantial figment of fantasy or hallucination that has little semblance of reality.”
Comparative for unsound, not backed by facts
“In the dawning light, the unsubstantial theory may melt away, but the ultimate facts will remain.”
Comparative for flimsy, or made of flimsy material
“The unsubstantial fabric of her dress left nothing to the imagination.”
Comparative for not likely to be true or to happen
Comparative for lacking sense or sound reasoning
Comparative for too small or unimportant to be worth consideration
(of a mixture or effect) Comparative for delicately complex and understated
Comparative for tending to raise doubts or questions
Comparative for useless or having no chance of success
Comparative for small in size, physique or stature
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