unsexy
adjective
un·sexy
ˌən-ˈsek-sē 
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 … —
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Sam Elliott may finally be an Oscar nominee, but there’s no topping the career height that is making Patrick Swayze look like an unsexy doofus.
—Rebecca Pahle, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2024
Hello Alice has aimed to increase diversity in the American business supply chain, a critical yet sometimes unsexy piece of the movement for greater diversity in business.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 30 May 2024
The unsexy work of building the plumbing that undergirds this world will take significant resources, time and creativity.
—Lindsey Witmer Collins, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
On top of that, teams often lowball their estimates of construction costs by covering only part of the true public price tag, leaving out unsexy essentials like sanitation services or transportation infrastructure.
—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
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Rebecca Pahle, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2024
Hello Alice has aimed to increase diversity in the American business supply chain, a critical yet sometimes unsexy piece of the movement for greater diversity in business.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 30 May 2024
The unsexy work of building the plumbing that undergirds this world will take significant resources, time and creativity.
—Lindsey Witmer Collins, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
On top of that, teams often lowball their estimates of construction costs by covering only part of the true public price tag, leaving out unsexy essentials like sanitation services or transportation infrastructure.
—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Unsexy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsexy. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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