lackluster
[ lak-luhs-ter ]
adjective
noun
a lack of brilliance or vitality.
Origin of lackluster
1- Also especially British, lack·lus·tre .
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How to use lackluster in a sentence
The sea had smoothed down to a lack-luster glaze, but it was less dreary than the heart of the baffled pursuer.
The Incendiary | W. A. (William Augustine) LeahyHe could not read an examination paper, but he could interpret the symptoms seen in a trembling neck and a lack-luster eye.
By Advice of Counsel | Arthur TrainHe wondered how he could have fancied those lack-luster eyes beautiful or capable of expression.
The Grain Of Dust | David Graham PhillipsWith lack-luster eyes he remained motionless like a traveler in the desert who gazes upon a mirage.
The Strollers | Frederic S. IshamHe grew restless, feverish, lost appetite and sighed at her with lack-luster eye across the dinner-table.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 4 (of 14) | Elbert Hubbard
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