- unenviable
- adj.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
unenviable
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unenviable — 1640s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) “not” + ENVIABLE (Cf. enviable) … Etymology dictionary
unenviable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ difficult, undesirable, or unpleasant … English terms dictionary
unenviable — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
unenviable — un|en|vi|a|ble [ʌnˈenviəbəl] adj difficult and unpleasant unenviable task/job etc (of doing sth) ▪ the unenviable task of informing the victim s relations ▪ Edward III was in a delicate and unenviable position … Dictionary of contemporary English
unenviable — [[t]ʌne̱nviəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n 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… … English dictionary
unenviable — adjective difficult and unpleasant: unenviable task: the unenviable task of informing the victim s relations … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
unenviable — adjective Difficult, undesirable, or unpleasant. 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. Ant: enviable … Wiktionary
unenviable — un|en|vi|a|ble [ ʌn enviəbl ] adjective difficult and not at all enjoyable: an unenviable task/job … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unenviable — UK [ʌnˈenvɪəb(ə)l] / US adjective difficult and not at all enjoyable Beck has the unenviable task of trying to rebuild the business … English dictionary
unenviable — /ʌnˈɛnviəbəl/ (say un enveeuhbuhl) adjective disagreeable: an unenviable predicament. –unenviably, adverb …
