See Also: Unsubstantial(medicine)
unsubstantial(dictionary)

Blighty (iou) and unsubstantial (iou)


Blighty (iou)



Blighty noun & adjective. Army slang. Also blighty. E20.
[Urdu b'layti, colloq. form of bilayati, wilayati foreign, (esp.) European, from Arab. wilaya(t) dominion, district. Cf. VILAYET.]
A. noun.
England, Home, after foreign service. E20.
A wound securing return to England or Home. E20.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Of or pertaining to England or Home; securing return to England or Home. E20.

unsubstantial (iou)



unsubstantial adjective. LME.
[from UN-1 + SUBSTANTIAL adjective.]
Having no basis or foundation in fact. LME.
Having no material substance; lacking in substance or solidity. L16.
E. R. Eddison His hand passed through branch and leaves as though they were unsubstantial as a moonbeam.
,unsubstanti'ality noun M19.
unsubstantially adverb E16.