: not excitingly attractive : not glamorous
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… only 80 pay to enter this unglamorous, graffiti-scarred brick building with views of the Thames.—
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These basics, while unglamorous, are critical for resilience.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
As unglamorous as an electric utility, some might say.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Dec. 2010
Now the actor gives an indomitable, force-of-nature performance that grounds the picture with its unglamorous bravery.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
The club failed to make the sensible, unglamorous, structural decisions around its football personnel and slowly sank the stable ship built during the David Moyes era.
—Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
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Tony Bradley, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
As unglamorous as an electric utility, some might say.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Dec. 2010
Now the actor gives an indomitable, force-of-nature performance that grounds the picture with its unglamorous bravery.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
The club failed to make the sensible, unglamorous, structural decisions around its football personnel and slowly sank the stable ship built during the David Moyes era.
—Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Unglamorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unglamorous. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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