lackluster

[ lak-luhs-ter ]

/ ˈlækˌlʌs tər /

lacking brilliance or radiance; dull: lackluster eyes.

lacking liveliness, vitality, spirit, or enthusiasm: a lackluster performance.

a lack of brilliance or vitality.

Also especially British, lack·lus·tre.

Origin of lackluster

First recorded in 1590–1600; lack + luster¹

Pippa Middleton has parted company with her literary agent following the lacklustre reception to her first book.

Pippa And Literary Agent Part |Tom Sykes |March 22, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
A man in a cart was listening with a lacklustre eye to the address.

Pictures of Southern Life |William Howard Russell
He looked uneasily about the room, and gazed with lacklustre eyes at the chair in which Mr. Dickson had installed himself.

The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) |Robert Louis Stevenson
When I entered the lowly dwelling, he raised his lacklustre eyes, and stretched forth his hand to meet my grasp.

Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 |Various

And, judging from their unhealthy pallor and lacklustre eyes, I can well believe it.

Where the Strange Trails Go Down |E. Alexander Powell
Presently she came back drooping, sank into a chair and with lacklustre eyes regarded the man at her feet.

Alias The Lone Wolf |Louis Joseph Vance

lacklustre

/ (ˈlækˌlʌstə) /

lacking force, brilliance, or vitality