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jejune.

Not nutritious.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/d͡ʒəˈdʒuːn//d͡ʒiˈdʒuːn//ʒəˈʒuːn/
  1. Not nutritious.

    archaic · dated
  2. Lacking matter; empty; devoid of substance.

    broadly
  3. Naive; simplistic.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin iēiūnus (“fasting”).

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