unrewarding

adjective un·re·ward·ing \ ˌən-ri-ˈwȯr-diŋ \

|Updated on: 4 Jul 2018

Definition of unrewarding

: failing to provide satisfaction or a reward : not rewarding

unrewarding work

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unrewardingly

adverb

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Recent Examples of unrewarding from the Web

Supporting England is a strange and often unrewarding experience.

— SI.com, "Why Gareth Southgate's Three Lions Might Actually Bring Football 'Home' This Summer," 18 June 2018
But although his life in the Kingdom is professionally unrewarding compared with ward rounds, Xu has found something arguably more precious here: a stable, loving relationship.

— charlie campbell / kunming, Time, "Finding Love in the Kingdom of the Little People," 1 June 2018
Jackie's face has become pale and her movement has slowed, but her random rummaging through memories continues to be a frantic — and dramatically unrewarding — pursuit.

— charles mcnulty, latimes.com, "As Kennedy bios go, 'Jackie Unveiled' is more sketch than portrait," 2 Mar. 2018
When the president is the chief and most unpredictable communicator in the White House, the role of communications director has become the most unrewarding job in the White House.

— dan balz, Washington Post, "The Trump White House is a place where turmoil never ends," 28 Feb. 2018
Yet what makes Wolff’s account at once undeniably entertaining and lamentably unrewarding is precisely what makes covering this administration so frustrating.

— jonathan martin, New York Times, "From ‘Fire and Fury’ to Political Firestorm," 8 Jan. 2018
Because this is not Netflix’s first time at this frequently unrewarding rodeo.

— richard lawson, HWD, "Iron Fist Lands With a Resounding Thud," 16 Mar. 2017
Because this is not Netflix’s first time at this frequently unrewarding rodeo.

— vanityfair.com, "Iron Fist," 16 Mar. 2017

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