Jejunely
/dʒɪˈdʒuːnli/noun
In a dull, simplistic, immature, or intellectually barren manner.
Did you know?The related anatomical word “jejunum” was named because this section of the small intestine was traditionally found empty after death, linking intellectual emptiness with literal emptiness.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
ieiūnus
“Fasting, hungry, empty; figuratively, meager or lacking substance”
Late Latin
Latin
ieiūnāre
“To fast or abstain from food”
Old French
Old French
jeun
“Fasting; abstinence from food”
14th Century
English
jejune
“Fasting, hungry, or lacking nourishment”
17th Century
English
jejune
“Dull, barren, simplistic, or lacking intellectual substance”
Modern English
English
jejunely
“In a jejune manner; superficially or immaturely”
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