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| —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 invidia | |
| in'vidiously | |
| —adv | |
| in'vidiousness | |
| —n | |
| 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 invidia | |
| 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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