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unsteamy en · ADJ

Etymology

From un- + steamy.

Meanings

1. Not steamy.
   • Pick an unsteamy moment to bring up your virginity, says Kuriansky. "Try, 'I feel nervous to say this, but I'm not as experienced as you might think.'" 1999, Glamour, volume 97, numbers 5-8, page 42:
   • Perhaps Meg was having a bath. No sounds of tanks refilled. The bathroom was cold, unsteamy; the porcelain innocent of a drop of water. 2010, Stanley Middleton, Holiday, page 76:
   • Why would any club bother to flag such unsteamy fiction? 1979, New York, volume 12, page 292:

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