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lackluster

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Editorial note

This kind of helps explain Japan's lackluster performance over the last 20+ years for me.

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Quick take

lacking brilliance or vitality; "a dull lackluster life"; "a lusterless performance"

Meaning at a glance

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adjective

lacking brilliance or vitality; "a dull lackluster life"; "a lusterless performance"

adjective

lacking luster or shine; "staring with lackluster eyes"; "lusterless hair"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for lackluster.

Example sentences

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This kind of helps explain Japan's lackluster performance over the last 20+ years for me.

2

The public transit system is lackluster compared to NYC, but it is an option, at least.

3

It's a poor tablet due to its lackluster touch eco system, battery life, size, and weight.

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This sucks for app developers with bad app store SEO and lackluster icons, app designs, and screenshots of said designs.

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After the 15 months that have passed, the lackluster trailer, and all the delays, I just don't feel the same about Double Fine as I did before.

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They'd expect a developer to deal with the issues, and were always dissatisfied with the time it took, and the lackluster results.

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When we do fix bugs we will try to get to users as fast as possible.> 8. Replication was lackluster on busy serversThis simply sounds like a case of an overloaded server.

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They're taking a huge hit to their business because of their shady business practices and lackluster product offerings.

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I thought it had lackluster support for functional programming, especially from what is supposed to be a functional language.

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"I was a lower middle class kid with a lackluster middle class education and good manners so I was able to scrape by on $17K a year and "live" off my motorcycle and later out of my truck in between stints at a lodge in back country Alaska.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use lackluster in a sentence?

This kind of helps explain Japan's lackluster performance over the last 20+ years for me.

What does lackluster mean?

lacking brilliance or vitality; "a dull lackluster life"; "a lusterless performance"

What part of speech is lackluster?

lackluster is commonly used as adjective.