unglitteringadj.
(un- prefix1 4.)
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [adjective] > dull
tedious1412
weary1549
plumbeousa1586
ungayed1670
deserta1674
prosaic1692
pedestrian1716
languishing1741
unglittering1813
prosy1837
urned1849
monotone1862
bluebooky1872
stodgy1874
pedestrial1941
the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > dimness or absence of brightness > [adjective] > not sparkling, glittering, or dazzling
undazzling1601
unscintillating1807
unsparkling1816
unglittering1868
glitterless1882
1813 Monthly Rev. 70 458 The unglittering dilation of their stanzas.
1868 ‘G. Eliot’ Spanish Gypsy i. 51 The time of sweet serenity When colour glows unglittering.
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