adjective
definition
Lacking substance; not real or strong.
example
The bridge was insubstantial and would not safely carry a car.
Examples of insubstantial in a Sentence
We could see light, but otherwise, why was it so insubstantial?
This might seem like a fairly insubstantial part of the Act.
It must have been annoying for Alice Pike to have to break a note to pay for a relatively insubstantial amount.
What I have done seems as insubstantial as thin smoke in high winds.
However, this characterisation proves to be too insubstantial for the promises of the minimal theory to be properly satisfied.
The lower Bb key pillar was sitting on a not insubstantial bed of solder, for example.
Quite apart from the relentlessly downbeat subject matter, the book also feels rather insubstantial.