unglowing
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
unglowing (comparative more unglowing, superlative most unglowing)
- Not emitting a glow of light.
- 1916, Joseph Conrad, The Shadow-Line:
- It came at last with a mother-of-pearl sheen at the zenith, such as I had never seen before in the tropics, unglowing, almost grey, with a strange reminder of high latitudes.
- Not conveying praise.
- 2002, Patricia Keith-Spiegel, The ethics of teaching: a casebook, page 108:
- Is it acceptable to share “good letters” but never share letters with neutral or unglowing commentary?