GDict

jejune

dʒi'dʒu:n3 senses · 61 ms
GRE
local copy0 msLicense: WordNet LicensePrinceton University WordNet 3.1
  1. 1

    (adjective) lacking interest or significance or impact; "an insipid personality"; "jejune novel"

  2. 2

    (adjective) displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes"

  3. 3

    (adjective) of insufficient quantity to meet a need; "an inadequate income"; "a poor salary"; "money is short"; "on short rations"; "food is in short supply"; "short on experience"; "the jejune diets of the very poor"

syn. insipid · adolescent · juvenile · puerile · inadequate · poor · short

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