unglamorous

Definition of unglamorousnext

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Recent Examples of unglamorous An unglamorous gift my mom actually wants for Mother’s Day? Melony Forcier, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026 The backup option is unglamorous, involving the use of plastic bags. Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026 Welcome to the unglamorous side of gardening that nobody’s favorite plant influencer warned you about. Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026 Her distinctly unglamorous performance spans Martin’s small-town West Virginia beginnings to a professional career shadowed by her abusive manager-turned-husband (Ben Foster). ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unglamorous
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Adjective
  • The logical, unromantic version of their history is that in the 17th century Chincoteague farmers moved their livestock to neighboring Assateague Island to roam freely and avoid fencing their land, as well as skirting various taxation laws.
    Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026
  • That seemingly unromantic shift towards feeling more like roommates than crushes isn’t inherently bad.
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Even on a dusty tarmac with the car riding on decidedly unexotic Michelin Pilot Sport 4S summer tires (the same rubber that was used to set its official 0–60 and quarter-mile times), the Nevera leapt off the line without a hint of wheelspin.
    Bradley Iger, Ars Technica, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Benefit’s popular cherry-red Benetint started life in 1976 as a nipple stain made for exotic dancers out of rose petals and carmine and later commercialized for the unexotic rest of us.
    Linda Wells, Town & Country, 16 Apr. 2021

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“Unglamorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unglamorous. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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