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illustrous

illustrous adjective: without lustre.

Adjective

illustrous (comparative more illustrous, superlative most illustrous)

  1. (obsolete, rare) Without lustre.

Forms of illustrous

comparativemore illustrous
superlativemost illustrous

Origin of illustrous

From il- + lustrous.

Questions about illustrous

What does illustrous mean?
Illustrous means without lustre.
What part of speech is illustrous?
Illustrous is an adjective.

Words near illustrous in the dictionary

  1. illustratresses
  2. illustre
  3. illustrious
  4. illustriously
  5. illustriousness
  6. illustrous
  7. illusts
  8. illusts.
  9. illutation
  10. illutations
  11. illutible

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