unsexy
adjective
un·sexy
ˌən-ˈsek-sē 
unsexier; unsexiest
: not sexy : not sexually suggestive or appealing
a modest, unsexy dress
also
: not generally attractive or appealing
… prefer their wine aged and dated, not bottled in an unsexy jug … —
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Hello Alice has aimed to increase diversity in the American business supply chain, a critical yet sometimes unsexy piece of the movement for greater diversity in business.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 30 May 2024
The unsexy work of building the plumbing that undergirds this world will take significant resources, time and creativity.
—Lindsey Witmer Collins, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
On top of that, teams often lowball their estimates of construction costs by covering only part of the true public price tag, leaving out unsexy essentials like sanitation services or transportation infrastructure.
—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
Superstar spouses Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos are (seemingly) always down for morning TV horniness on Live, but behind closed doors the couple gets down to a lot of unsexy behavior during late-night hours.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2024
The unsexy name belies a beautiful walk through a wash-riddled landscape where water-loving wildflowers, mesquite and hackberry shrubs thrive in sandy soils.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2024
Cottage cheese ice cream Health-minded, protein lovers on TikTok have rediscovered cottage cheese, the unsexy staple of sad 1970s diets.
—Emily Heil, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
And what better way to teach humanity to use A.I. than through something as unsexy as a word processor?
—Charles Duhigg, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2023
Dalio started Bridgewater as a kind of consultancy for commodities, an asset class that had long been seen as unsexy.
—Tarpley Hitt, The New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2023
Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 30 May 2024
The unsexy work of building the plumbing that undergirds this world will take significant resources, time and creativity.
—Lindsey Witmer Collins, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
On top of that, teams often lowball their estimates of construction costs by covering only part of the true public price tag, leaving out unsexy essentials like sanitation services or transportation infrastructure.
—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
Superstar spouses Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos are (seemingly) always down for morning TV horniness on Live, but behind closed doors the couple gets down to a lot of unsexy behavior during late-night hours.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2024
The unsexy name belies a beautiful walk through a wash-riddled landscape where water-loving wildflowers, mesquite and hackberry shrubs thrive in sandy soils.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2024
Cottage cheese ice cream Health-minded, protein lovers on TikTok have rediscovered cottage cheese, the unsexy staple of sad 1970s diets.
—Emily Heil, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
And what better way to teach humanity to use A.I. than through something as unsexy as a word processor?
—Charles Duhigg, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2023
Dalio started Bridgewater as a kind of consultancy for commodities, an asset class that had long been seen as unsexy.
—Tarpley Hitt, The New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2023
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“Unsexy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsexy. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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