nonerotic

adjective

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  1. unerotic
  2. polite
  3. unsexy
  4. proper
Adjective
  • The director Ninja Thyberg’s new film is graphic yet deeply unerotic.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 19 May 2022
  • Holbein was sensitive but cautiously unerotic in picturing women, who are usually sombre.
    — Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022
Definition of unerotic
Adjective
  • The result is a chain of polite, yet simultaneously radical buildings with an exciting contour resembling a mountainous landscape – adding ‘bergen’ in De Bergen!
    — Bridget Borgobello July 04, New Atlas, 4 July 2026
  • Then, when regular channels deny your claim, send a polite, concise email to the company’s executives.
    — Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 3 July 2026
Definition of polite
Adjective
  • Cognizant’s Warikoo agreed that is the unsexy core of the problem.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 June 2026
  • Perhaps unsexy, their sound free-agent additions and draft addressed any depth concerns.
    — Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Definition of unsexy
Adjective
  • Weist herself appears in a brief introductory clip before the performance proper.
    — Rhoda Feng, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • While the theme words will not be a proper name, the spangram can be a proper name.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
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“Nonerotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonerotic. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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