air-built

English

Adjective

air-built (not comparable)

  1. Built upon air; lacking a solid foundation.
    • 1823, The Classical Journal (volume 27, page 1)
      The city too, with all the glory she has derived from her misfortunes, has not been able to escape the suspicion of being nothing better than an air-built fabric, though the poet has assigned her a local habitation […]
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