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unsexy

  • a word derived from sexy.
    sexy
    adjective
    concerned predominantly or excessively with sex; risqué.

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“You also see the outside: baby’s dirty nappy or Margo’s ordinary knickers or track pants, all the unglamorous and unsexy things.”

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 2026

The unsexy boxes that turn high-voltage grid power into the clean, redundant feed a rack of GPUs needs to avoid catching fire on a Tuesday afternoon.

From MarketWatch Apr. 30, 2026

“We tend to undervalue and I would say underinvest in those unsexy but important capabilities like the oilers, like the auxiliaries, like the tenders. It’s the quiet backbone of American naval power.”

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 10, 2026

Global Payments, 4.7 times earnings, and Fiserv, seven times, are heavily indebted players in a decidedly unsexy part of fintech: processing card payments for merchants.

From Barron's Apr. 10, 2026

It’s the plain old unsexy truth that a cerebral stroke and subsequent cardiac arrest killed Pope Francis, not Vance’s touch or Berger’s cinema.

From Salon Jun. 6, 2025