sexy
adjective
concerned predominantly or excessively with sex; risqué.
unsexy
-
a word derived from
sexy.
Example Sentences
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These days, the companies in the Bending Spoons portfolio tend to be solid but unsexy businesses that haven’t been appealing to exceptional talent in a generation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
But it makes sense, because hyper-masculinity is unsexy — and advocating for it only reveals just how corny it really is.
From Salon ● May 23, 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
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
Millipedes do the unsexy yet essential work of keeping the forests from drowning in their dead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2023
