envious

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

  2. Archaic.

Origin of envious

1
1250–1300; Middle English <Anglo-French; Old French envieus<Latin invidiōsusinvidious

Other words for envious

Other words from envious

  • 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

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British Dictionary definitions for envious

envious

/ (ˈɛnvɪəs) /


adjective
  1. feeling, showing, or resulting from envy

Origin of envious

1
C13: from Anglo-Norman, ultimately from Latin invidiōsus full of envy, invidious; see envy

Derived forms of envious

  • enviously, adverb
  • enviousness, noun

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