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insubstantial

adjective

Lacking strength, solidity, or enough supporting substance.

Lacking solid substance

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flimsy tenuous weak slight thin unsubstantial

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flimsy

adjective

Weak in substance, construction, or supporting evidence.

Lacking strength or substance

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weak insubstantial fragile tenuous thin unconvincing

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illusive

adjective

Based on or producing a misleading appearance or illusion.

Having a deceptive appearance

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illusory deceptive misleading unreal

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sleazy

adjective

Sordid or disreputable; also flimsy and of poor quality.

Sordid or disreputable

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seedy sordid disreputable discreditable unsavory squalid

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tenuous

adjective

Weak, slight, or not strongly supported.

Weak or slight

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weak flimsy fragile slight insubstantial thin

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vacuous

adjective

Lacking meaningful thought, substance, or ideas.

Lacking thought or substance

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empty hollow inane mindless vacant meaningless

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