- a variation of lackluster.
lacklustre
Britishadjective
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Kevin Maher from The Times, external said 54-year-old Johnson was "three decades too old to play Maui", with "his performance oddly lacklustre and restrained".
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Rate increases would also weigh on the lacklustre eurozone economy, whose crucial manufacturers in particular face new pressure from the energy shock.
From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026
It was a lacklustre first half at Molineux from the forward before he added Liverpool's second - although such was the quality of Robertson's cross he could not miss.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026
"As families, we have received lacklustre care," added Jonathan.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
Irregular features, tendency to wide separation of the eyes and pug nose, sallow, puffy complexion, waxy thickened nose and eyelids, deep-set, listless, lacklustre eyebrows, and thick prominent lips comprise the catalogue of the physiognomy.
From The Glands Regulating Personality by Berman, Louis, M.D.
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