unglamorous
adjective
unĀ·glamĀ·orĀ·ous
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Definition of unglamorous
: not excitingly attractive : not glamorous
unglamorous work ā¦ only 80 pay to enter this unglamorous, graffiti-scarred brick building with views of the Thames.— Asher Price
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In contrast, Ella is a young woman, knocking on thirty, who spends months taking care of Jillāa thankless, arduous task that could not be more unglamorous, self-effacing, and heartfelt. — Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, "Lila Savageās Say Say Say Is a Breakthrough in Womenās Fiction," 16 July 2019 Among the many distinguished basketball minds preceding him in that decidedly unglamorous job were eventual NBA head coaches Joe Prunty, Mike Budenholzer and James Borrego. — Mike Finger, ExpressNews.com, "Young Spurs and Team USA assistant a valued voice for Popovich," 7 Aug. 2019 Part of the solution, as Williams and Multhaup argue, involves managers taking care to distribute plum assignments and unglamorous assignments equitably among employees. — Sarah Todd, Quartz at Work, "Finally, a performance review designed to weed out ābrilliant jerksā," 22 July 2019 The show, a riches-to-rags tale of a family of four who lose their fortune and are forced to build new lives in a small and decidedly unglamorous town, was always a hit in Canada, and has several Canadian Screen Awards under its belt. — Sarah Todd, Quartz, "The surprise Emmy nods for āSchittās Creekā are also a win for Netflix," 18 July 2019 Towers Financial was buying unpaid debt from hospitals, nursing homes and phone companies and trying to collect it ā a distinctly unglamorous niche. — Matthew Goldstein, New York Times, "Jeffrey Epsteinās āInfinite Meansā May Be a Mirage," 10 July 2019 In fact, consumption doubled over three years ā a conclusion scientists reached after performing the decidedly unglamorous work of analyzing raw sewage. — USA TODAY, "Arthur Ashe, missing Marilyn, pacifier-eating pup: News from around our 50 states," 21 June 2019 Dressed in pointedly unglamorous, androgynous togs,anxiety-prone Rue shambles through her days in search of calm and connection and, top priority of all, a high that can quiet her gyrating mind. — Tyler Mitchell, Vogue, "With HBOās Euphoria, Zendaya Puts Her Disney Past Behind Her Once and For All," 9 May 2019 This might sound unglamorous, but itās actually as bouncy a springboard as there is into the French ruling class. — Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, "Can Emmanuel Macron Stem the Populist Tide?," 24 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unglamorous.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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