Unglamorous (Adjective)
Meaning
Not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; "an unglamorous job greasing engines".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- Cleaning drains is a necessary but unglamorous task that someone has to do.
- The work of a data entry clerk can be an unglamorous desk job with little room for creativity.
- Sewing buttons onto shirts all day is a rather unglamorous job for someone who has artistic skills.
- Inspecting septic tanks is an unglamorous but essential task that requires a strong stomach.
- Driving a garbage truck is not exactly an unglamorous job but it's a vital service that keeps communities clean.