jejunely

2 definitions found

jejunely - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Jejune \Je*june"\, a. [L. jejunus fasting, hungry, dry, barren,
     scanty; of unknown origin.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Lacking matter; empty; void of substance.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Void of interest; barren; meager; dry; as, a jejune
        narrative.
  
     3. Juvenile; childish; immature.
        [PJC]
  
     4. Lacking nutritional value.
        [PJC] - Je*june"ly, adv. -- Je*june"ness, n. --Bacon.
        [1913 Webster]

jejunely - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  jejunely
      adv 1: in an immature manner; "his teenage son still behaves
             very immaturely" [syn: immaturely, jejunely] [ant:
             maturely]