unsexy en · ADJ
Etymology
From un- + sexy.
Meanings
- Not sexy.
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(of research etc) 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more unsexy | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| unsexiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| most unsexy | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| unsexier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
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Translations (5)
sv osexig (not sexy) · fi ei seksikäs (perceived as uninteresting) · la invenustus (not sexy) · fi epäseksikäs (not sexy) · de unsexy (not sexy)