lackluster
la kluh ster
- s lacking brilliance or vitality
a dull lackluster life - s lacking luster or shine
staring with lackluster eyes
- The combination of extravagant spending and lackluster fund raising has left the operation in a dire situation.
- Chertoff spoke before a Senate hearing this week, facing his critics and explaining his agency's lackluster performance during Hurricane Katrina.
- Despite its lackluster performance, Cuil (which means wisdom or knowledge in Gaelic) got so many visitors on Monday, that its servers crashed around 3 p.