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in·vid·i·ous

   [in-vid-ee-uhs]
adjective
1.
calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense; hateful: invidious remarks.
2.
offensively or unfairly discriminating; injurious: invidious comparisons.
3.
causing or tending to cause animosity, resentment, or envy: an invidious honor.
4.
Obsolete. envious.
Origin:
1600–10; < Latin invidiōsus envious, envied, hateful, equivalent to invidi(a) envy + -ōsus -ous

Related forms
in·vid·i·ous·ly, adverb
in·vid·i·ous·ness, noun
non·in·vid·i·ous, adjective
non·in·vid·i·ous·ly, adverb
non·in·vid·i·ous·ness, noun
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un·in·vid·i·ous, adjective
un·in·vid·i·ous·ly, adverb
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Can be confused: insidious, invidious.
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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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invidious
c.1600, from L. invidiosus "envious," from invidia "ill will" (see envy).
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