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Word entry · 8 letters

lustrous

Best crossword clue

"Glossy and shining"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈlʌ.stɹəs/Part of speech adjectiveSorted lorsstuuStarts with LEnds with S1 cluesCommon crossword word
1L2U3S4T5R6O7U8S

Definitions

  1. Shiny, glossy, or softly radiant in appearance.

Word origin

From lustre + -ous.

Used in a sentence

  • Why it hath bay windows transparent as barricadoes, and the clearstores toward the south north are as lustrous as ebony; and yet complainest thou of obstruction?
  • There was not a cloud on the sky, save a few light vapours that congregated near the moon; but even they were lustrous with her presence.
  • It was a hot noon in July; and his face, lustrous with perspiration, beamed with barbaric good humor.

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