: 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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Stackable chairs are unglamorous but practical.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Forward Marcus Bent was an unglamorous addition from Ipswich Town but offered work rate, while Tim Cahill added goals and bite from midfield, joining from Millwall.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
How sooty and unglamorous, how beholden to the old.
—Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
Fuqua imagined a video featuring Coolio and the movie’s star, Michelle Pfeiffer, on an unglamorous set—no silk pajamas required.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Forward Marcus Bent was an unglamorous addition from Ipswich Town but offered work rate, while Tim Cahill added goals and bite from midfield, joining from Millwall.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
How sooty and unglamorous, how beholden to the old.
—Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
Fuqua imagined a video featuring Coolio and the movie’s star, Michelle Pfeiffer, on an unglamorous set—no silk pajamas required.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Unglamorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unglamorous. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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