en·vi·ous

[en-vee-uhs]
adjective
1.
full of, feeling, or expressing envy: envious of a person's success; an envious attack.
2.
Archaic.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French; Old French envieus < Latin invidiōsus invidious

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

enviable, envious, jealous.


1. resentful, jealous, covetous.
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envious (ˈɛnvɪəs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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

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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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