ENVIOUS

covetous, envious, jealous

(adjective) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

envious (comparative more envious, superlative most envious)

Feeling or exhibiting envy; jealously desiring the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging

Excessively careful; cautious.

(obsolete) Malignant; mischievous; spiteful.

(obsolete, poetic) Inspiring envy.

Synonyms

• (excessively cautious): overcautious

Anagrams

• niveous, veinous

Source: Wiktionary

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

1. Malignant; mischievous; spiteful. [Obs.] Each envious brier his weary legs doth scratch. Shak.

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. My soul is envious of mine eye. Keble. Neither be thou envious at the wicked. Prov. xxiv. 19.

3. Inspiring envy. [Obs. or Poetic] He to him leapt, and that same envious gage Of victor's glory from him snatched away. Spenser.

4. Excessively careful; cautious. [Obs.] No men are so envious of their health. Jer. Taylor.

– En"vi*ous*ly, adv.

– En"vi*ous*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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