jejune

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

JEJU'NE, adjective [Latin jejunus, empty, dry.] 1. Wanting; empty; vacant. 2. Hungry; not saturated. 3. Dry; barren; wanting interesting matter; as a jejune narrative.
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