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unsexy

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

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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