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

[ Syn: awkward , embarrassing , sticky ]

so undesirable as to be incapable of arousing envy; unenviable notoriety'