"lack-life" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more lack-life [comparative], most lack-life [superlative]
Etymology: lack + life Etymology templates: {{compound|en|lack|life}} lack + life Head templates: {{en-adj}} lack-life (comparative more lack-life, superlative most lack-life)
  1. (art, nonce word) Represented in such a way as to show important characteristics, rather than in a realistic or literal manner; stylized; abstract. Tags: nonce-word Categories (topical): Art Synonyms: abstract, ideal, idealized, stylized, symbolic, unlifelike

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