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English
Etymology
From lack + lustre.
Adjective
lacklustre (comparative more lacklustre, superlative most lacklustre)
- (Commonwealth spelling) Alternative spelling of lackluster
2016 January 23, Phil Dakwes, “Man Utd 0–1 Southampton”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), BBC Sport:Substitute Charlie Austin scored seven minutes into his Southampton debut as a lacklustre Manchester United were booed off at Old Trafford.
2023 March 22, Sir Michael Holden, “Comment: Slow speed ahead for High Speed”, in RAIL, number 979, page 3: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.
Noun
lacklustre (countable and uncountable, plural lacklustres)
- (Commonwealth spelling) Alternative spelling of lackluster
1990, The Nigerian Economist, volume 4, page lxxii: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 […]
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