substantive
adjectiveOPAL W
/səbˈstæntɪv/, /ˈsʌbstəntɪv/
/ˈsʌbstəntɪv/
(formal)- dealing with real, important or serious matters
- substantive issues
- The report concluded that no substantive changes were necessary.
Oxford Collocations DictionarySubstantive is used with these nouns:- argument
- disagreement
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘having an independent existence’): from Old French substantif, -ive or late Latin substantivus, from substantia ‘essence’, from substant- ‘standing firm’, from the verb substare.