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unglowing en · ADJ

Etymology

From un- + glowing.

Meanings

1. Not emitting a glow of light.
   • It came at last with a mother-of-pearl sheen at the zenith, such as I had never seen before in the tropics, unglowing, almost grey, with a strange reminder of high latitudes. 1916, Joseph Conrad, The Shadow-Line:
2. Not conveying praise.
   • Is it acceptable to share “good letters” but never share letters with neutral or unglowing commentary? 2002, Patricia Keith-Spiegel, The ethics of teaching: a casebook, page 108:

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