unenviable

adjective

un·​en·​vi·​able ˌən-ˈen-vē-ə-bəl How to pronounce unenviable (audio)
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: not desirable or pleasant : not arousing envy : not enviable
an unenviable position
Kent Alterman, our director, had the unenviable task of herding cats.—Will Ferrell

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Sharma’s unenviable job is to trim the fat before this whole thing blows up. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026 Britain has become a member of an unenviable club. — Alexander Smith, NBC news, 23 June 2026 Nicole de Boer had the unenviable task of replacing Terry Farrell. — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 25 May 2026 Up top, Liverpool face the unenviable task of replacing Mohamed Salah this summer. — Thom Harris, New York Times, 5 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for unenviable

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First Known Use

1641, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unenviable was in 1641

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