Definition of envy

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Envy (n.) Emulation; rivalry.

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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..
Disturb :: Disturb (v. t.) To agitate the mind of; to deprive of tranquillity; to disquiet; to render uneasy; as, a person is disturbed by receiving an insult, or his mind is disturbed by envy..
Onde :: Onde (n.) Hatred; fury; envy.
Envyned :: Envyned (a.) Stored or furnished with wine.
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..
Emulation :: Emulation (n.) Jea/ous rivalry; envy; envious contention.
Grudge :: Grudge (v. t.) To look upon with desire to possess or to appropriate; to envy (one) the possession of; to begrudge; to covet; to give with reluctance; to desire to get back again; -- followed by the direct object only, or by both the direct and indirect objects..
Envious :: Envious (a.) Inspiring envy.
Envy :: Envy (v. t.) To long after; to desire strongly; to covet.
Envy :: Envy (v. t.) To emulate.
Envy :: Envy (n.) Malice; ill will; spite.
Envy :: Envy (v. t.) To do harm to; to injure; to disparage.
Askant :: Askant (adv.) Sideways; obliquely; with a side glance; with disdain, envy, or suspicion..
Envy :: Envy (v. t.) To feel envy on account of; to have a feeling of grief or repining, with a longing to possess (some excellence or good fortune of another, or an equal good fortune, etc.); to look with grudging upon; to begrudge..
Invidious :: Invidious (a.) Worthy of envy; desirable; enviable.
Invidious :: Invidious (a.) Likely to incur or produce ill will, or to provoke envy; hateful; as, invidious distinctions..
Brag :: Brag (v. i.) To talk about one's self, or things pertaining to one's self, in a manner intended to excite admiration, envy, or wonder; to talk boastfully; to boast; -- often followed by of; as, to brag of one's exploits, courage, or money, or of the great things one intends to do..
Begrudge :: Begrudge (v. t.) To grudge; to envy the possession of.
Envy :: Envy (v. i.) To show malice or ill will; to rail.
Envy :: Envy (n.) Public odium; ill repute.
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