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unrewarding

British  
/ ˌʌnrɪˈwɔːdɪŋ /

adjective

  1. not giving personal satisfaction

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“Golf is kind of unrewarding in this sense where, you can be putting a lot of work into it, but the results might not show right away,” Hruby said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2024

New cast member Chloe Troast does great work, too, in the unrewarding role of the mocked white girlfriend.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2023

Strategic incompetence is not necessarily a conscious choice so much as a reflexive rejection of activity that feels unrewarding and unimportant.

From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2023

A few others found child care unrewarding or struggled to get back into the workforce once their kids were older.

From Slate • Oct. 13, 2022

Pheasant hunting, which had been good in these areas in former years, was virtually abandoned as unrewarding.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson