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lacklustre en · ADJ

Etymology

From lack + lustre.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative, qualifier:Commonwealth spelling) Alternative spelling of lackluster.
   alt of lackluster
   • With railway industry revenues continuing to sit significantly below their pre-pandemic level, and a lacklustre response by the industry to Government's calls for efficiencies and cost control, it's no surprise that the Treasury has lost faith in the railway's ability to curb its need for financial support. 2023 March 22, Sir Michael Holden, “Comment: Slow speed ahead for High Speed”, in RAIL, number 979, page 3:
   • Substitute Charlie Austin scored seven minutes into his Southampton debut as a lacklustre Manchester United were booed off at Old Trafford. 2016 January 23, Phil Dakwes, “Man Utd 0–1 Southampton”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 20 Oct 2020:

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Deriveds

lacklustrely · lacklustreness

lacklustre en · NOUN

Etymology

From lack + lustre.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative, countable, qualifier:Commonwealth spelling, uncountable) Alternative spelling of lackluster.
   alt of lackluster
   • Secondly, the fear of offending the military has reduced the campaigns to mere lacklustres. Promises are reeled off with so much obvious lack of passion that it is quite possible the party bosses themselves hardly believe what they say […] 1990, The Nigerian Economist, volume 4, page lxxii:

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