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unenviable unenviable definition

unenviable


 
  Overview  of  adj  unenviable 
 
  The  adj  unenviable  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  awkward,  embarrassing,  sticky,  unenviable  --  (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") 
  2.  unenviable  --  (so  undesirable  as  to  be  incapable  of  arousing  envy;  "unenviable  notoriety") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  unenviable 
 
  2  senses  of  unenviable 
 
  Sense  1 
  awkward,  embarrassing,  sticky,  unenviable 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  difficult)  ->  easy 
 
  Sense  2 
  unenviable 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  undesirable)  ->  desirable 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  unenviable 
 
  2  senses  of  unenviable 
 
  Sense  1 
  awkward,  embarrassing,  sticky,  unenviable 
  =>  difficult  (vs.  easy),  hard 
 
  Sense  2 
  unenviable 
  =>  undesirable  (vs.  desirable) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  unenviable 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  unenviable 
 
  unenviable  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  unenviable 
  unenviable 
 
  Overview  of  adj  unenviable 
 
  The  adj  unenviable  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  awkward,  embarrassing,  sticky,  unenviable  --  (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") 
  2.  unenviable  --  (so  undesirable  as  to  be  incapable  of  arousing  envy;  "unenviable  notoriety") 



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