unsexy

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Recent Examples of unsexy The unsexy work that creates sexy results. Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025 Spending time outside for long stretches away from home requires basic, unsexy necessities. Essence, 30 Aug. 2025 Wanting the same things, being in the same stage of life, and being aligned on your values—these are the unsexy things that make a loving relationship a lasting one. Grace Aldridge august 8, Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025 Plunkett was the unsung hero of that England team, the man who bowled the unsexy middle overs and invariably picked up crucial wickets: three of which came in the final, during that extraordinary win over New Zealand. Nick Miller, New York Times, 29 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for unsexy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsexy
unerotic
Adjective
  • The director Ninja Thyberg’s new film is graphic yet deeply unerotic.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 19 May 2022
  • Holbein was sensitive but cautiously unerotic in picturing women, who are usually sombre.
    Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022

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“Unsexy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsexy. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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