undersexed

adjective

Definition of undersexednext
as in frigid

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Recent Examples of undersexed Men are experiencing a variety of stressors in their 40s, many of which lead them to feeling isolated, undersexed and financially stressed. — Linsey Hughes, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025 Same to Maxandra Mendoza, who isn’t so out of sync with MacDowell’s undersexed, underpleasured, mansion-dwelling heroine facing the loneliness of middle age. — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undersexed
  1. frigid
  2. virtuous
  3. celibate
  4. moral
  5. chaste
  6. monkish
  7. immaculate
Adjective
  • The 16-mile-wide (26 kilometer) giant of a comet spends its life journeying back and forth between the outer and inner solar system, where its frigid body is heated by the sun, triggering dramatic outbursts of activity.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 21 July 2026
  • That's when the US Airways captain steered Flight 1549 to a safe water landing on the frigid Hudson River, with both engines shut down from a bird strike — shortly after takeoff from New York's LaGuardia Airport.
    — Scott Simon, NPR, 18 July 2026
Definition of frigid
Adjective
  • Penelope, for instance, is depicted in the poem as ever patient and virtuous while waiting for her husband to return.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 21 July 2026
  • White Southerners are victims, and the KKK is made up of virtuous saviors.
    — Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026
Definition of virtuous
Adjective
  • The members of the Heaven’s Gate cult were required to be celibate, and one of the goals of the cult was to eliminate gender.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 June 2026
  • Bruin says he’s been celibate for two and a half years.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 3 June 2026
Definition of celibate
Adjective
  • The Supreme Court, Markey said, failed a moral test by allowing the president to end the humanitarian program.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
  • The campfire became a place where memory, music and moral knowledge passed between generations.
    — Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of moral
Adjective
  • Then there was the rather chaste kiss on Evans’s show late last year.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 June 2026
  • Deadhead your chaste tree in late winter to promote flowering in the spring and summer months.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
Definition of chaste
Adjective
  • Often made by anonymous rappers and producers with a monkish dedication to their craft, this isn’t rap for the live show but for the headphones, music where every muttered word and barely-there snare matters.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026
  • Designed with the neighboring 12th-century Abbaye de Sénaque in mind, the monkish minimalism—polished dark wood, long, bone-white corridors—add to the unique quality of this attractive space.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
Definition of monkish
Adjective
  • This finish is an example of his two-footedness, enabling him to play across the forward line, and the immaculate timing of his runs.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 16 July 2026
  • Throughout the day, the vibes were laid-back and (even with the heat and rain) pretty immaculate.
    — Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 5 July 2026
Definition of immaculate

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“Undersexed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undersexed. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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