unenviable
/ʌnˈɛnvɪəb(ə)l
/adjective
Difficult, undesirable, or unpleasant: an unenviable reputation for drunkenness...
- There was no counselling in his day and he had the unenviable task of driving the first train back to Dublin after the scene had been cleared.
- Treasurer Ella Flynn has the unenviable task of ensuring that the little funding the centre gets is put to the best possible use.
- For a number of years the pub, formerly called Munnelly's, has had an unenviable reputation for attracting trouble.
Synonyms
disagreeable, unpleasant, undesirable, difficult, nasty, horrible, painful, thankless;
unwanted, uncoveted, unwished-for
Derivatives
unenviably
- He is now unenviably faced with the possibility of being Paul's boss.
- But the companies stand out unenviably as the industry's largest user of petroleum for power.
- But, unenviably, they had also become the first Greek church to fizzle out and stop giving.