jejune
PRONUNCIATION:
(ji-JOON) 
MEANING:
adjective:1. Dull; insipid.
2. Lacking maturity; juvenile.
3. Lacking in nutrition.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin jejunus (empty, hungry, fasting, meager). A related word is jejunum, the middle part of the small intestine. It was so called because it was usually found empty after death. USAGE:
"Some songs are inspired and done with a knowing sense of irony. Others are jaw-droppingly jejune."John Doyle; Glee's Back; Globe and Mail (Toronto, Canada); Apr 13, 2010.
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A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
How easy to be amiable in the midst of happiness and success. -Madame Anne Sophie Swetchine, mystic (1782-1857)
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