unerotic
adjective
un·erot·ic
ˌən-i-ˈrä-tik 
: marked by an absence of sexual desire or arousal : not erotic
an unerotic embrace
… I must say that eroticism is not this novel's problem. Rather it's a distinctly unerotic verbosity.—
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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
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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
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“Unerotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unerotic. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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