LUSTROUSLY Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

lustrously

adverb

Definition of lustrously

as in bright

in a manner marked by the shining or reflecting of much light he tenderly caressed her lustrously soft hair

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Though the building is clearly old (it was built in 1913), its shutters are a curiously contemporary shade of blue, sitting brightly next to the terra-cotta roof.

— Megan Rose Murray, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
In a little more than a month, fall will begin, bringing cooler weather and brightly colored leaves to Pittsburgh.

— Mariyam Muhammad, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

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Japan has selected Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s luminously cerebral French-language feature All of a Sudden as its submission for the best international feature category at the 99th Academy Awards.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
Others are luminously, freakishly beautiful, in ways that seem designed to appeal to beings from other solar systems.

— Rosa Lyster, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026

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