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.]
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Each envious brier his weary legs doth scratch.
--Shak.
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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.
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My soul is envious of mine eye. --Keble.
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Neither be thou envious at the wicked. --Prov. xxiv.
19.
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3. Inspiring envy. [Obs. or Poetic]
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He to him leapt, and that same envious gage
Of victor's glory from him snatched away. --Spenser.
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4. Excessively careful; cautious. [Obs.]
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No men are so envious of their health. --Jer.
Taylor.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
envious
adj : 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" [syn: covetous,
jealous]
WordNet (r) 2.0
66 Moby Thesaurus words for "envious":
beefing, begrudging, bellyaching, bitching, complaining,
complaintful, coveting, covetous, crabbing, crabby, cranky,
croaking, desirous, desirous of, disappointed, discontented,
disgruntled, displeased, dissatisfied, distrustful, envying,
faultfinding, grasping, greedy, green, green with envy,
green with jealousy, green-eyed, griping, grouchy, grousing,
growling, grudging, grumbling, horn-mad, invidious, jaundice-eyed,
jaundiced, jealous, longing, malcontent, malcontented, murmuring,
muttering, out of humor, peevish, petulant, querulant, querulous,
rebellious, resentful, restive, restless, sulky, suspicious,
unaccepting, unaccommodating, uneasy, unfulfilled, ungratified,
unhappy, unsatisfied, whiny, yearning, yellow, yellow-eyed
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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