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invidious
[ in-vid-ee-uhs ]
/ ɪnˈvɪd i əs /
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adjective
calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense; hateful: invidious remarks.
offensively or unfairly discriminating; injurious: invidious comparisons.
causing or tending to cause animosity, resentment, or envy: an invidious honor.
Obsolete. envious.
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British Dictionary definitions for invidious
invidious
/ (ɪnˈvɪdɪəs) /
adjective
incurring or tending to arouse resentment, unpopularity, etcan invidious task
(of comparisons or distinctions) unfairly or offensively discriminating
obsolete grudging; envious
Derived forms of invidious
invidiously, adverbinvidiousness, nounWord Origin for invidious
C17: from Latin invidiōsus full of envy, from invidia envy
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