unluminous
- a word derived from luminous.
Example Sentences
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A tragical combustion, long smoking and smouldering unluminous, has now burst into flame there.
From The French Revolution by Carlyle, Thomas
The window with its nibbled paint Leers filmy and unluminous.
From Enamels and Cameos and other Poems by Lee, Agnes
Which entirely paralyzed Noailles and Company, or reduced them to mere hysterics, and excitement of the unluminous kind.
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 15 by Carlyle, Thomas
Above all places, the unluminous combustion in Avignon and the Comtat Venaissin was fierce.
From The French Revolution by Carlyle, Thomas
If the town be considered as a quiescent body pursuing its unluminous way in space, Mr. Elkins may stand for the impinging planet which shocked it into vibrant life.
From Aladdin & Co. A Romance of Yankee Magic by Quick, Herbert
