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Jejunely — Jejune Je*june , a. [L. jejunus fasting, hungry, dry, barren, scanty; of unknown origin.] [1913 Webster] 1. Lacking matter; empty; void of substance. [1913 Webster] 2. Void of interest; barren; meager; dry; as, a jejune narrative. 3. Juvenile;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jejunely — adverb see jejune … New Collegiate Dictionary
jejunely — See jejune. * * * … Universalium
jejunely — je·june·ly … English syllables
jejunely — adverb in an immature manner his teenage son still behaves very immaturely • Syn: ↑immaturely • Ant: ↑maturely (for: ↑immaturely) • Derived from adjective: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
jejune — jejunely, adv. jejuneness, jejunity, n. /ji joohn /, adj. 1. without interest or significance; dull; insipid: a jejune novel. 2. juvenile; immature; childish: jejune behavior. 3. lacking knowledge or experience; uninformed: jejune attempts to… … Universalium
immaturely — adverb in an immature manner his teenage son still behaves very immaturely • Syn: ↑jejunely • Ant: ↑maturely • Derived from adjective: ↑jejune (for: ↑je … Useful english dictionary
jejune — adjective Etymology: Latin jejunus empty of food, hungry, meager Date: 1646 1. lacking nutritive value < jejune diets > 2. devoid of significance or interest ; dull < jejune lectures > 3. juvenile, puerile … New Collegiate Dictionary
jejuneness — See jejunely. * * * … Universalium
heavily — Synonyms and related words: apathetically, aridly, barrenly, bleakly, bloodlessly, burdensomely, close, closely, coldly, colorlessly, compactly, cumbersomely, densely, dismally, dormantly, draggily, drearily, drearisomely, dryly, dully, dustily,… … Moby Thesaurus
