UNENVIABLE


Meaning of UNENVIABLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ʌnenviəb(ə)l ]

If you describe a situation or task as unenviable , you mean that nobody would enjoy dealing with it because it is very difficult, dangerous, or unpleasant.

She had the unenviable task of making the first few phone calls...

It put me in the unenviable position of having to lie.

≠ enviable

ADJ : usu ADJ n

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