Definition of envious

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Envious (a.) Feeling or exhibiting envy; actuated or directed by, or proceeding from, envy; -- said of a person, disposition, feeling, act, etc.; jealously pained by the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging; -- followed by of, at, and against; as, an envious man, disposition, attack; envious tongues..

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Zoilean :: Zoilean (a.) Having the characteristic of Zoilus, a bitter, envious, unjust critic, who lived about 270 years before Christ..
Envy :: Envy (v. t.) To feel envy at or towards; to be envious of; to have a feeling of uneasiness or mortification in regard to (any one), arising from the sight of another's excellence or good fortune and a longing to possess it..
Envy :: Envy (v. i.) To be filled with envious feelings; to regard anything with grudging and longing eyes; -- used especially with at.
Envious :: Envious (a.) Malignant; mischievous; spiteful.
Grudgeful :: Grudgeful (a.) Full of grudge; envious.
Envious :: Envious (a.) Excessively careful; cautious.
Displacency :: Displacency (n.) Want of complacency or gratification; envious displeasure; dislike.
Emulation :: Emulation (n.) Jea/ous rivalry; envy; envious contention.
Invidious :: Invidious (a.) Envious; malignant.
Grudge :: Grudge (v. i.) To be covetous or envious; to show discontent; to murmur; to complain; to repine; to be unwilling or reluctant.
Grudge :: Grudge (v. t.) To hold or harbor with malicioua disposition or purpose; to cherish enviously.
Jaundiced :: "Jaundiced (a.) Prejudiced; envious; as, a jaundiced judgment..
Envious :: Envious (a.) Feeling or exhibiting envy; actuated or directed by, or proceeding from, envy; -- said of a person, disposition, feeling, act, etc.; jealously pained by the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging; -- followed by of, at, and against; as, an envious man, disposition, attack; envious tongues..
Envy :: Envy (n.) An object of envious notice or feeling.
Emulous :: Emulous (a.) Vying with; rivaling; hence, contentious, envious..
Envious :: Envious (a.) Inspiring envy.
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