Lusterless

The description of the untamed faun as he then appeared is not flattering: his complexion sallow, his hair stiff, his figure slight, his expression lusterless, his manner insignificant. ❋ William Milligan Sloane (1889)

He turned the key in the ignition but the man was almost at the hood of their car, so they hadn't time to close their windows and heard him speak with a firm voice and a lusterless, almost business-like tone. ❋ Con Chapman (2012)

In the corner of his parents 'bedroom he saw decayed seagull carcasses, gnats and maggots on lusterless eyes, globs of sea jelly, tangles of seaweed. ❋ Jane Ciabattari (2010)

Trading remained lusterless and volumes ran dry as investors refrained from building fresh positions ahead of a public holiday Tuesday and a series of important meetings in Europe this week. ❋ Khushita Vasant (2011)

Market triangulation aside, Chevrolet has made life harder than it needs to be with the Cruze's lusterless sheet metal. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Her eyes were so lusterless and dull that Aya wondered if shed surged them that way. ❋ Scott Westerfeld (2010)

| Reply | Permalink god you're cruel! lol! i'm eating leftovers and they are decidedly lusterless. ❋ Unknown (2009)

  She carefully studied the wax — it was the same pale, lusterless kind used for the candles in Church. ❋ Unknown (2008)

• It helps in scalp treatment for lusterless hairs. ❋ Unknown (2008)

She carefully studied the wax — it was the same pale, lusterless kind used for the candles in Church. ❋ Lori Romero (2008)

Turn dry, lusterless skin to your advantage for an immortal Kill Face. ❋ Arbogast (2008)

“Me too, bud,” I said, beginning to understand how affairs can sometimes spruce up a lusterless marriage. ❋ Lisa Gabriele (2008)

Monotones of red and brown and lusterless black are the prevailing colors in the deep sea, allowing the wearers to reflect the minimum of the phosphorescent gleams, and to blend into the safe obscurity of the surrounding gloom. ❋ Rachel Louise Carson (2007)

The armor itself, black and lusterless, was very much like a rather tailored baseball catcher's outfit: a chest guard, thigh protectors, and shin guards, with the addition of thick leather braces that strapped around the forearms. ❋ Harris, Charlaine (2007)

I've burrowed under this incredible mansion, gone down into the cellars, and I find myself down at this black, lusterless, slow-flowing Stygian river. ❋ Unknown (2005)

The clothes were a sleeveless one-piece garment, something like pajamas, a large cloak, and hard-soled slipper-boots, all made from a curious lusterless material. ❋ Unknown (2005)