unglowing

comparative more unglowing · superlative most unglowing

1. Not emitting a glow of light.

   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.

   1916, Joseph Conrad, The Shadow-Line

2. Not conveying praise.

   Is it acceptable to share “good letters” but never share letters with neutral or unglowing commentary?

   2002, Patricia Keith-Spiegel, The ethics of teaching: a casebook, page 108