unenviable meaning and definition

UNENVIABLE adjective

Definition of unenviable (adjective)

1. hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
   • "awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion"; "an awkward pause followed his remark"; "a sticky question"; "in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign"
   • synonyms: awkward, embarrassing, sticky
2. so undesirable as to be incapable of arousing envy
   • "unenviable notoriety"