Jejune

By Deane Barker • •

Definition: boring, dull, juvenile

It’s from a Latin word meaning “hungry” or “empty of food.” The current definition problem stems from some concept of “lacking in substance.”

Why I Looked It Up

I had heard the word before, but never bothered to look it up.

From Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow:

“People love being jejune,” the party planner promised him.

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