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lackluster

[ lak-luhs-ter ]

adjective

  1. lacking lack brilliance or radiance; dull:

    lackluster eyes.

  2. lacking lack liveliness, vitality, spirit, or enthusiasm:

    a lackluster performance.



noun

  1. a lack of brilliance or vitality.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lackluster1

First recorded in 1590–1600; lack + luster 1
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David Hogg, a March For Our Lives activist and vice chair of the Democratic National Committee, announced a plan to primary lackluster Democrats in the House of Representatives that drew backlash from party elites.

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The polling data also showed that the consensus around who to blame for a lackluster economy had shifted, with most respondents blaming the current president for the first time this term.

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The Israeli and Palestinian directors behind “No Other Land” aren’t alone in their disappointment in the film academy’s lackluster response to the recent attack on and detainment of Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal.

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With these tricks, no pasta sauce will ever be lackluster again.

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In the months before the lackluster end of “The Wendy Williams Show” in 2022, Wells Fargo requested, and eventually established, a guardianship over the host citing fears of financial abuse.

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