UNENVIABLE

unenviable

(adjective) so undesirable as to be incapable of arousing envy; “unenviable notoriety”

awkward, embarrassing, sticky, unenviable

(adjective) hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment; “awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion”; “an awkward pause followed his remark”; “a sticky question”; “in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unenviable (comparative more unenviable, superlative most unenviable)

Difficult, undesirable, or unpleasant; not to be envied.

Antonyms

• enviable

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

9 May 2025

RIGHT

(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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