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The episode was a giant green cauldron of invidiousness and ill will.

From Slate • May 14, 2012

We had with us neither spades nor pickaxes, and if love of ease surmounted our desire of knowledge, the offence has not the invidiousness of singularity.

From Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland by Johnson, Samuel

We wish, in the first place, to remove the appearance of invidiousness and partiality which the constant prominence � 1.

From Modern Painters Volume I (of V) by Ruskin, John

We have mentioned these names, not for the sake of invidiousness, but have chosen them at random.

From Cathedral Cities of England by Gilbert, George

The invidiousness of knowing and not acting on Oates's 'dangerous secret,' Godfrey hoped, fell on the Minister rather than on himself.

From The Valet's tragedy, and other studies by Lang, Andrew