unenviably

CEFRC1

/ʌnˈɛnviəbli/

adverb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adverb

    In a difficult or undesirable way.

  2. 02

    adverb

    Extra detail

    In an unenviable way.

Examples

  • She found herself unenviably stuck in a very long and slow traffic jam.

  • The project was unenviably behind its original schedule for months.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • The team found itself unenviably placed at the bottom of the league.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

He was blank positioned between both sides of the conflict with no escape.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adverb

From unenviable + -ly.