envious

[en-vee-uhs]

adjective

full of, feeling, or expressing envy: envious of a person's success; an envious attack.
Archaic.
1. emulous.
2. enviable.

Origin of envious

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

Related formsen·vi·ous·ly, adverben·vi·ous·ness, nounnon·en·vi·ous, adjectivenon·en·vi·ous·ly, adverbnon·en·vi·ous·ness, nouno·ver·en·vi·ous, adjectiveo·ver·en·vi·ous·ly, adverbo·ver·en·vi·ous·ness, nounqua·si-en·vi·ous, adjectivequa·si-en·vi·ous·ly, adverbun·en·vi·ous, adjectiveun·en·vi·ous·ly, adverb

Can be confusedenviable envious jealous

Synonyms for envious

1. resentful, jealous, covetous.

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Examples from the Web for enviously

Contemporary Examples of enviously

As the East Coast digs out from its latest snow dump, Californians can only look on enviously.
California May Have Its Driest Season in 500 Years
Kate Galbraith
January 24, 2014

Historical Examples of enviously

Halbert looked after him, enviously, as he rowed the boat out into the stream.
Brave and Bold
Horatio Alger
"You seem to know a lot about him,'" said Lingard, enviously.
The Rescue
Joseph Conrad
Boys they didn't know, on their way to work, stopped and looked at them enviously.
Short Stories of Various Types
Various
"I would change places with the Crown Prince," he said enviously.
Long Live the King
Mary Roberts Rinehart
"I wish I was in such favour," Mrs. Budlong declared, enviously.
The Dude Wrangler
Caroline Lockhart

British Dictionary definitions for enviously

envious

adjective

feeling, showing, or resulting from envy

Derived Formsenviously, adverbenviousness, noun

Word Origin for envious

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

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Word Origin and History for enviously

envious

adj.

c.1300, from Anglo-French envious, Old French envieus (13c.), earlier envidius (12c., Modern French envieux), from Latin invidiosus "full of envy" (source of Spanish envidioso, Italian invidioso, Portuguese invejoso), from invidia (see envy). Related: Enviously; enviousness.