unenviable

English

Etymology

un- +‎ enviable

Adjective

unenviable (comparative more unenviable, superlative most unenviable)

Difficult, undesirable, or unpleasant; not to be envied.
Valjean was in the unenviable position of either living with the knowledge an innocent would suffer for his crime or reveal his true identity and go back to prison.

Antonyms

enviable

Derived terms

Translations

difficult, undesirable, or unpleasant

Czech: nezáviděníhodný
German: wenig beneidenswert, kaum zu beneidend

Greek: αζήλευτος (el) (azíleftos)

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