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envious

[ en-vee-uhs ]
/ ˈɛn vi əs /

adjective

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

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Origin of envious

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

SYNONYMS FOR envious

1 resentful, jealous, covetous.

OTHER WORDS FROM envious

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH envious

enviable envious jealous
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British Dictionary definitions for enviously

envious
/ (ˈɛnvɪəs) /

adjective

feeling, showing, or resulting from envy

Derived forms of envious

enviously, adverbenviousness, noun

Word Origin for envious

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