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单词 unlustrious
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unlustriousadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, lustrious adj.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + lustrious adj. Compare slightly later unlustrous adj.In quot. 1709 as an alteration of illustrious adj.
Obsolete. rare.
Not lustrous; = unlustrous adj.In quot. 1709 as an editorial emendation of illustrious, for the sake of clarity; see illustrious adj. 4.
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the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > dimness or absence of brightness > [adjective] > not lustrous
lacklustrea1616
dead1640
sourd1659
matta1665
unlustrious1709
unlustrous1733
glossless1849
glistenless1854
sheenless1883
1709 Shakespeare's Cymbeline i. iii, in N. Rowe Wks. Shakespear VI. 2766 An Eye Base and unlustrious [1623 illustrious] as the smoaky Light That's fed with stinking Tallow.
1812 Satirist, by Lodowick Lash'em 8 Feb. Were it not improper to compare with this brilliant meteor those unlustrious productions, that do not even flash before they disappear from the sight forever.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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