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envious
[
en
-vee-
uh
s
]
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Origin
en·vi·ous
/
ˈɛn
vi
əs
/
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[
en
-vee-
uh
s
]
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adjective
1.
full of, feeling, or expressing envy:
envious of a person's success; an envious attack.
2.
Archaic
.
a.
emulous.
b.
enviable.
Origin:
1250–1300;
Middle English
<
Anglo-French;
Old French
envieus
<
Latin
invidiōsus
invidious
Related forms
en·vi·ous·ly,
adverb
en·vi·ous·ness,
noun
non·en·vi·ous,
adjective
non·en·vi·ous·ly,
adverb
non·en·vi·ous·ness,
noun
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o·ver·en·vi·ous,
adjective
o·ver·en·vi·ous·ly,
adverb
o·ver·en·vi·ous·ness,
noun
qua·si-en·vi·ous,
adjective
qua·si-en·vi·ous·ly,
adverb
un·en·vi·ous,
adjective
un·en·vi·ous·ly,
adverb
COLLAPSE
Can be confused:
enviable
,
envious,
jealous
.
Synonyms
1.
resentful, jealous, covetous.
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Example Sentences
This business professor is
envious
of liberal-arts professors.
The interviewee seems awefully biased and
envious
of those of us that do have good intuition.
There is no need to appear so
envious
.
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Adjective
This business professor is
envious
of liberal-arts professors.
The interviewee seems awefully biased and
envious
of those of us that do have good intuition.
There is no need to appear so
envious
.
Everyone was
envious
.
He claims to have been the victim of concocted charges and
envious
conspiracies.
My glances at business class grow ever-more
envious
.
The often cuddly looking wombat may leave some readers
envious
of its languid lifestyle.
His enemies were to be found among rivals
envious
of his wealth and influence.
I'm excited for you, and
envious
I won't be joining you.
Once in a while, you meet someone whose pure enjoyment of comic books is so uncomplicated that you're both delighted and
envious
.
COLLAPSE
Collins
World English Dictionary
envious
(ˈɛnvɪəs)
—
adj
feeling, showing, or resulting from envy
[C13: from Anglo-Norman, ultimately from Latin
invidiōsus
full of envy,
invidious
; see
envy
]
'enviously
—
adv
'enviousness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
envious
c.1300, from Anglo-Fr. envious, O.Fr. envieus (Mod.Fr. envieux), from L. invidiosus (cf. Sp. envidioso, It. invidioso, Port. invejoso), from invidia (see
envy
). Related: Enviously.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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