: not excitingly attractive : not glamorous
unglamorous work
… only 80 pay to enter this unglamorous, graffiti-scarred brick building with views of the Thames.—
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Needing employment, Nikola goes to work driving heavy equipment in an unglamorous setting.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2025
Advertisement The Army Secretary position is often seen as unglamorous, overseeing the budget and management of the over one million Armymen, national guard, and reserve soldiers.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 25 Nov. 2025
The work of creating predictability starts with practical, often unglamorous moves.
—Scott Cannon, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025
And perhaps there is something even uglier, such as a desire to sabotage and tear down this girl, who, through sheer, unglamorous hard work, has managed to outshine him.
—Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2025
Advertisement The Army Secretary position is often seen as unglamorous, overseeing the budget and management of the over one million Armymen, national guard, and reserve soldiers.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 25 Nov. 2025
The work of creating predictability starts with practical, often unglamorous moves.
—Scott Cannon, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025
And perhaps there is something even uglier, such as a desire to sabotage and tear down this girl, who, through sheer, unglamorous hard work, has managed to outshine him.
—Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
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“Unglamorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unglamorous. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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