Definition of unenviable

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • unenviable is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 15
  • unenviable is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 15
  • unenviable is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 21

Definition of unenviable


  • hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment (adjective)

    Examples

    1. in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign

    Synonyms

    1. awkward
    2. embarrassing
    3. sticky
  • so undesirable as to be incapable of arousing envy (adjective)

    Examples

    1. unenviable notoriety

See definition of unenviable in Merriam Webster