envious

Adjective
Synonyms: covetousjealous

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages“he was never covetous before he met her”“jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions”“envious of their art collection”Synonyms: covetousjealous
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Envious \En"vi*ous\, a. [OF. envios, F. envieux, fr. L. invidiosus, fr. invidia envy. See Envy, and cf. Invidious.]

1.Malignant; mischievous; spiteful. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Each envious brier his weary legs doth scratch.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

2.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. [1913 Webster]

My soul is envious of mine eye.— Keble.[1913 Webster]
Neither be thou envious at the wicked.— Prov. xxiv. 19.[1913 Webster]

3.Inspiring envy. [Obs. or Poetic] [1913 Webster]

He to him leapt, and that same envious gage Of victor's glory from him snatched away.— Spenser.[1913 Webster]

4.Excessively careful; cautious. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

No men are so envious of their health. --Jer. Taylor. -- En"vi*ous*ly, adv. -- En"vi*ous*ness, n. [1913 Webster]
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