invidious

invidious (ɪnˈvɪdɪəs)

—*adj*
1.	incurring or tending to arouse resentment, unpopularity, etc: an invidious task
2.	(of comparisons or distinctions) unfairly or offensively discriminating
3.	obsolete grudging; envious

[C17: from Latin invidiōsus full of envy, from invidiaenvy]

in'vidiously

—*adv*

in'vidiousness

—n

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Word Origin & History

invidious

c.1600, from L. invidiosus "envious," from invidia "ill will" (see envy).

Example sentences

It might be that in this case an absence of invidious commentary suggests an absence of invidious feeling.

The provisions in controversy are rationally based and free from invidious discrimination.

The precise question is whether the difference in treatment is invidious or arbitrary.

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