undersexed

adjective

Definition of undersexednext
as in frigid

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Recent Examples of undersexed Men are experiencing a variety of stressors in their 40s, many of which lead them to feeling isolated, undersexed and financially stressed. — Linsey Hughes, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025 Same to Maxandra Mendoza, who isn’t so out of sync with MacDowell’s undersexed, underpleasured, mansion-dwelling heroine facing the loneliness of middle age. — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undersexed
  1. frigid
  2. virtuous
  3. celibate
  4. moral
  5. chaste
  6. monkish
  7. immaculate
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  • This unique trait has led planetary scientists to hypothesize that the asteroid formed in the frigid outer solar system and migrated inward early in the solar system's history.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The arid and sublime West, the sunny South, the frigid Midwest or the dense East — populations ebb and flow in each.
    — Washington Post Opinions, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of frigid
Adjective
  • Expanding properties beyond video games then creates a virtuous cycle, Xbox says.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Jang, meanwhile, begins the show as a brilliant and impeccably virtuous prosecutor who simply wants to serve his country and expunge the drug trade.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of virtuous
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  • The members of the Heaven’s Gate cult were required to be celibate, and one of the goals of the cult was to eliminate gender.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 June 2026
  • Bruin says he’s been celibate for two and a half years.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 3 June 2026
Definition of celibate
Adjective
  • Such acts undermine Israel's security, its regional and international standing, and the moral fabric of our society.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Subsequent generations of founders drew from these tales the moral lesson that every great company originates in betrayal and is sustained by combat.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of moral
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  • Then there was the rather chaste kiss on Evans’s show late last year.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 June 2026
  • Deadhead your chaste tree in late winter to promote flowering in the spring and summer months.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
Definition of chaste
Adjective
  • Often made by anonymous rappers and producers with a monkish dedication to their craft, this isn’t rap for the live show but for the headphones, music where every muttered word and barely-there snare matters.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026
  • Designed with the neighboring 12th-century Abbaye de Sénaque in mind, the monkish minimalism—polished dark wood, long, bone-white corridors—add to the unique quality of this attractive space.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
Definition of monkish
Adjective
  • Just a few small steps from the off-road parking lot led to a tiny teal door—the color a reflection of the island's immaculate waters.
    — Callie Thorpe, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • His homemaker mother Leonor (a superb Maude Sandham) and his 17-year-old sister Ilse (Karoline Watson) complete the immaculate family portrait, but there’s unrest there too.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of immaculate

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“Undersexed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undersexed. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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