单词 | unlustrious |
释义 | † unlustriousadj. Obsolete. rare. Not lustrous; = unlustrous adj.In quot. 1709 as an editorial emendation of illustrious, for the sake of clarity; see illustrious adj. 4. ΘΚΠ 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). < adj.1709 |
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