unerotic

adjective

Definition of uneroticnext
as in unsexy

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Recent Examples of unerotic 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 Surprisingly, McKay offers nothing more graphic than that rather unerotic image. — Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unerotic
  1. unsexy
  2. decorous
  3. polite
Adjective
  • Brand cohesion, data hygiene, governance and integration are the unsexy infrastructure that rarely makes headlines.
    — Chris Koehler, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The Love Hypothesis Rated R for language, brief nudity and painfully unsexy dialogue.
    — Chris Azzopardi, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of unsexy
Adjective
  • And if at times the movie comes off as a bit decorous and stiff, the actors, particularly Edgar-Jones and Creed-Miles, do their best to keep the proceedings whirring.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • What was pell-mell and excited becomes thoughtful and decorous.
    — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of decorous
Adjective
  • Music of the margins — which before neoperreo was punk rock and hip-hop — had been framed in opposition to polite society.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The emergency response agents were always polite and professional, and two-way communications came through loud and clear.
    — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of polite

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“Unerotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unerotic. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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