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unsexy

unsexy adjective: not sexy.

Adjective

unsexy (comparative unsexier or more unsexy, superlative unsexiest or most unsexy)

  1. Not sexy.
    Synonyms:
    sexless
  2. Perceived as not having wide contemporary interest; plodding.
    • Byford explains: "My first task is to maintain a good state of repair. Attend to the basics. The unsexy stuff - the tracks, the drains, things that don't involve a ribbon-cutting. [...]."2020 December 2, Andy Byford talks to Paul Clifton, “I enjoy really big challenges...”, in Rail, page 52

Synonyms of unsexy

Forms of unsexy

comparativeunsexier
comparativemore unsexy
superlativeunsexiest
superlativemost unsexy

Origin of unsexy

From un- + sexy.

Words formed from unsexy

Questions about unsexy

What does unsexy mean?
Unsexy means not sexy.
What part of speech is unsexy?
Unsexy is an adjective.

Words near unsexy in the dictionary

  1. unsexualised
  2. unsexuality
  3. unsexualize
  4. unsexualized
  5. unsexually
  6. unsexy
  7. unsgd.
  8. unshabby
  9. unshackle
  10. unshackled
  11. unshackledness

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