lacklustre

US lackluster

/ (ˈlækˌlʌstə) /

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adjective

lacking force, brilliance, or vitality

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Words nearby lacklustre

lackey, lackey moth, lacking, Lackland Air Force Base, lackluster, lacklustre, Laclos, Laconia, Laconian, laconic, laconical

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How to use lacklustre in a sentence

Pippa Middleton has parted company with her literary agent following the lacklustre reception to her first book.
Pippa And Literary Agent Part|Tom Sykes|March 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He looked at me with a lacklustre eye for a moment, and uttered a few wild words, as if his mind was wandering.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 354, April 1845|Various
And, judging from their unhealthy pallor and lacklustre eyes, I can well believe it.
Where the Strange Trails Go Down|E. Alexander Powell
(He laughs again and leers with lacklustre eye) Thanks be to God we have it in the house, what, eh, do you follow me?
Ulysses|James Joyce

Look at her shrunken form, her pale cheeks, her lacklustre eye, her hand worn to the bone!
Crying for the Light, Vol. 1 [of 3]|J. Ewing Ritchie
She sat with tearless, lacklustre eyes, repeating to herself the sad story of her later life.
Rogues and Vagabonds|George R. Sims