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Lustrious

//ˈlʌs.tɹɪ.əs// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Dazzling, sparkling; beautiful. obsolete, rare

    "(The teeming lady comes, / The lustrious orb, Venus contralto, the blooming mother. / Sister of loftiest gods, Alboni's self I hear.)"

Etymology

From lustre + -ious, modelled after illustrious.

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