unexotic
adjective
un·ex·ot·ic
ˌən-ig-ˈzä-tik 
: not strikingly strange or unusual : not exotic
an unexotic suburban neighborhood
The recipes, which include … a full range of cakes, Danish pastries, tarts, pies and cookies, are generally unexotic, but the commitment to use only the best ingredients, plus a superb sense of taste, makes this collection memorable.—
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Even on a dusty tarmac with the car riding on decidedly unexotic Michelin Pilot Sport 4S summer tires (the same rubber that was used to set its official 0–60 and quarter-mile times), the Nevera leapt off the line without a hint of wheelspin.
—Bradley Iger, Ars Technica, 17 Aug. 2022
Benefit’s popular cherry-red Benetint started life in 1976 as a nipple stain made for exotic dancers out of rose petals and carmine and later commercialized for the unexotic rest of us.
—Linda Wells, Town & Country, 16 Apr. 2021
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Bradley Iger, Ars Technica, 17 Aug. 2022
Benefit’s popular cherry-red Benetint started life in 1976 as a nipple stain made for exotic dancers out of rose petals and carmine and later commercialized for the unexotic rest of us.
—Linda Wells, Town & Country, 16 Apr. 2021
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“Unexotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unexotic. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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