jejune

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jejune

/d͡ʒəˈdʒuːn/
/d͡ʒiˈdʒuːn/
/ʒəˈʒuːn/

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Borrowed from Latin iēiūnus (“fasting”).

adjective more jejune · most jejune

archaic, dated Not nutritious.
broadly, of a speech or an argument Lacking matter; empty; devoid of substance.
Similar: dry, insipid, poor
Naive; simplistic. I have often wondered why some late Writers should sensure Tully's Letters for being too naked and jejune, when that to his Friend Lucceius, which the Reader will find in this Collection, is a plain Demonstration to the contrary?
Similar: artless, callow, childlike, verdant, clueless, credulous, dewy-eyed, cute, fleeceable, foppotee, green, guileless

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@misc{jejune_2026,
  title = {jejune},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jejune},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}