unrewarding en · ADJ
Etymology
From un- + rewarding.
Meanings
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Not providing reward or satisfaction.
The work is unrewarding and arduous but nevertheless of prime importance to the maintenance of an open line.
1960 January 14, M. Harbottle, “Maintaining Services after Heavy Snowfalls”, in Railway Magazine, page 11:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more unrewarding | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most unrewarding | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unrewardingly · unrewardingness
Translations (2)
fi epäpalkitseva (not providing reward) · it ingrato (not providing reward)