jejune

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Howel had become jejune, and limited very much by his failing sight.

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  1. adjective Not interesting; dull: "and there pour forth jejune words and useless empty phrases” (Anthony Trollope).
  2. adjective Lacking maturity; childish: surprised by their jejune responses to our problems.
  3. adjective Lacking in nutrition: a jejune diet.

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  1. From Latin iēiūnus, meager, dry, fasting.

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  1. from Latin jejunus, fasting, hungry, barren, empty, dry, feeble, poor: see dine.
 

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