unsubstantive
adjEtymology From un- + substantive.
1
Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Not having the form of a noun.
2
Not having any material substance.
- Nests are formed by the removal of soil to create an unsubstantive space.2006, Walter Reinhart Tschinkel, The Fire Ants, page 103:
3
Broadly Not having any factual substance.
- Labour dismisses Cameron's interest in the environment as a cynical and unsubstantive part of his attempt to decontaminate the Tory brand.2009 January 16, Nicholas Watt, Patrick Wintour, “To deliver a low-carbon economy you have got to have a vision”, in The Guardian: