: 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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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
Just consistent, unglamorous change — and one medication used only at the very end.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026
An unglamorous gift my mom actually wants for Mother’s Day?
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The backup option is unglamorous, involving the use of plastic bags.
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Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Just consistent, unglamorous change — and one medication used only at the very end.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026
An unglamorous gift my mom actually wants for Mother’s Day?
—Melony Forcier, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
The backup option is unglamorous, involving the use of plastic bags.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
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“Unglamorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unglamorous. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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