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envious
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
envious
(adjective)
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envious
/
ˈ
ɛnvijəs/
adjective
envious
/
ˈ
ɛnvijəs/
adjective
Learner's definition of ENVIOUS
[
more envious; most envious
]
:
feeling or showing a desire to have what someone else has
:
feeling or showing envy
envious
neighbors
an
envious
look
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—
often +
of
His neighbors were
envious
[=
jealous
]
of
his success.
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— enviously
adverb
We looked
enviously
at his new car.
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