“+ adjective
1. : not so desirable as to attract envy
a very low, altogether unenviable standard of living
what an unenviable problem has the writer of a classic in his next work — Leslie Rees
2. : so undesirable as to be incapable of arousing envy
unenviable notoriety
an unenviable reputation for bad dealing
3. : awkward , embarrassing
placed in the unenviable position of resorting to an act which he planned to make a major campaign issue — Mary K. Hammond