All 3 Uses of
jejune
in
The Mill on the Floss
- I am not sure that he would not have longed for the quarrelling again, if it had ceased for an entire week; and it is certain that an acquiescent, mild wife would have left his meditations comparatively jejune and barren of mystery.†
Chpt 1.12 *
- Mors omnibus est communis would have been jejune, only she liked to know the Latin; but the fortunate gentleman whom every one congratulated because he had a son "endowed with such a disposition" afforded her a great deal of pleasant conjecture, and she was quite lost in the "thick grove penetrable by no star," when Tom called out,— "Now, then, Magsie, give us the Grammar!"†
Chpt 2.1
- To see an enemy humiliated gives a certain contentment, but this is jejune compared with the highly blent satisfaction of seeing him humiliated by your benevolent action or concession on his behalf.†
Chpt 3.7
Definition:
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(jejune) boring, simplistic, or childishThe exact meaning of jejune depends upon its context. Each indicates that something desired is lacking. For example:
- jejune ideas -- lacking interest or significance
- jejune response -- lacking maturity or sophistication
- jejune diet -- lacking nutritional value