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nonsubstantive

nonsubstantive adjective: not substantive.

Adjective

nonsubstantive (not comparable)

  1. Not substantive.

Origin of nonsubstantive

From non- + substantive.

Questions about nonsubstantive

What does nonsubstantive mean?
Nonsubstantive means not substantive.
What part of speech is nonsubstantive?
Nonsubstantive is an adjective.

Words near nonsubstantive in the dictionary

  1. nonsubstantial
  2. nonsubstantialism
  3. nonsubstantialist
  4. nonsubstantiality
  5. nonsubstantiation
  6. nonsubstantive
  7. nonsubstitutability
  8. nonsubstitutable
  9. nonsubstituted
  10. nonsubstitution
  11. nonsubstitutions

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