ENVIOUSLY

enviously, covetously, jealously

(adverb) with jealousy; in an envious manner; “he looked at his friend’s new car jealously”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

enviously (comparative more enviously, superlative most enviously)

in an envious manner or to an envious degree

Anagrams

• veinously

Source: Wiktionary


ENVIOUS

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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12 January 2025

HABIT

(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”


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Coffee Trivia

Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.

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