unenviable
adjective
un·en·vi·able
ˌən-ˈen-vē-ə-bəl 
: not desirable or pleasant : not arousing envy : not enviable
an unenviable position
Kent Alterman, our director, had the unenviable task of herding cats.—
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This year’s show unenviable job will be to make everybody forget that.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025
Although the Bills will have many preferred starters in place on defense, that doesn’t take away from the unenviable task of trying to defend the pairing of Lamar Jackson and Henry.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Combined, the figures give Biden, who has just two weeks left of his term, an unenviable net positive rating of -35.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
To be sure, Nicholas’s inheritance was an unenviable one.
—Tim Bouverie, airmail.news, 14 Dec. 2024
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025
Although the Bills will have many preferred starters in place on defense, that doesn’t take away from the unenviable task of trying to defend the pairing of Lamar Jackson and Henry.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Combined, the figures give Biden, who has just two weeks left of his term, an unenviable net positive rating of -35.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
To be sure, Nicholas’s inheritance was an unenviable one.
—Tim Bouverie, airmail.news, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Unenviable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unenviable. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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