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nonillustrious

nonillustrious adjective: not illustrious.

Adjective

nonillustrious (not comparable)

  1. Not illustrious.
    • “So why was this nonillustrious title held all of these years for me?” Mr. Paterson asked.2009 July 14, Clyde Haberman, “Democracy in New York: An Accidental Governor? Try Government”, in New York Times

Origin of nonillustrious

From non- + illustrious.

Questions about nonillustrious

What does nonillustrious mean?
Nonillustrious means not illustrious.
What part of speech is nonillustrious?
Nonillustrious is an adjective.

Words near nonillustrious in the dictionary

  1. nonilluminated
  2. nonillumination
  3. nonillusory
  4. nonillustrated
  5. nonillustrative
  6. nonillustrious
  7. nonimage
  8. nonimages
  9. nonimaginary
  10. nonimaginative
  11. nonimaging

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