envious
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viRelated 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
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
Synonyms
1. resentful, jealous, covetous.
1. resentful, jealous, covetous.
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| —adj | |
| feeling, showing, or resulting from envy | |
| [C13: from Anglo-Norman, ultimately from Latin invidiōsus full of envy, | |
| 'enviously | |
| —adv | |
| 'enviousness | |
| —n | |
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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.
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Example sentences
Once in a while, you meet someone whose pure enjoyment of comic books is so uncomplicated that you're both delighted and envious.
Some envious courtiers endeavoured to give the king a suspicion of his being a spy.
They became envious and coveted the crowds the white alligators attracted.
The interviewee seems awefully biased and envious of those of us that do have good intuition.
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