unsexy

adjective

un·​sexy ˌən-ˈsek-sē How to pronounce unsexy (audio)
unsexier; unsexiest
: not sexy : not sexually suggestive or appealing
a modest, unsexy dress
also : not generally attractive or appealing
… prefer their wine aged and dated, not bottled in an unsexy jug … Jaclyn Fierman
unsexily adverb
unsexiness noun

Examples of unsexy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Traditional, medical-grade hearing aids have been, and always will be, unsexy devices and, in Alton Brown parlance, a unitasker. Steven Aquino, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024 Did this not imply that the other lines were unsexy? Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 22 Aug. 2024 Popular on Variety Taking place over a three-week period in a balmy Nordic August, the film introduces its two protagonists in the somewhat unsexy environs of an Oslo hospital urology department. Guy Lodge, Variety, 6 Sep. 2024 These founding board members are doing all the basic, unsexy things like establishing bank accounts and filing paperwork to establish the Foundation and drafting a strategic plan. Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 19 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unsexy 

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Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unsexy was in 1959

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“Unsexy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsexy. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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