unsexily

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English

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Etymology

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un- +‎ sexy +‎ -ly

Adverb

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unsexily (comparative more unsexily, superlative most unsexily)

  1. In an unsexy way; not sexily.
    • 2016, Michael Rogers, Bakana Flare, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 481, →ISBN:
      Blake: “It's unsexily true that the Consultants haven't been on top of the later ranking warriors lately.”
    • 2011, Allison Vale, You Know You're Middle-Aged When..., London: Michael O'Mara, →ISBN, →OCLC, →ISBN:
      Rather unsexily, he chose to bury his bits in a teeny-weeny teacup.
    • 1997, Thomas Hardy Leahey, Richard Jackson Harris, Learning and Cognition, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 354, →ISBN:
      Women evaluating male models, in contrast, preferred high-status, unsexily dressed men both as potential sex partners and as husbands.