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unenviable
adj 1: 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" [synonym: {awkward},
{embarrassing}, {sticky}, {unenviable}]
2: so undesirable as to be incapable of arousing envy;
"unenviable notoriety"