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adjective un·glam·or·ous \ ˌən-ˈglam-rəs , -ˈgla-mə- \

Definition of unglamorous

:not excitingly attractive :not glamorous

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… only 80 pay to enter this unglamorous, graffiti-scarred brick building with views of the Thames.
—Asher Price

First Known Use of unglamorous

circa 1934

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