INVIDIOUS

discriminatory, invidious

(adjective) containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice; “discriminatory attitudes and practices”; “invidious comparisons”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

invidious (comparative more invidious, superlative most invidious)

Causing ill will, envy, or offense.

(of a distinction) Offensively or unfairly discriminating.

(obsolete) Envious, jealous.

(obsolete) Detestable, hateful, odious.

Source: Wiktionary

In*vid"i*ous, a. Etym: [L. invidiosus, fr. invidia envy. See Envy, and cf. Envious.]

1. Envious; malignant. [Obs.] Evelyn.

2. Worthy of envy; desirable; enviable. [Obs.] Such a person appeareth in a far more honorable and invidious state than any prosperous man. Barrow.

3. Likely to incur or produce ill will, or to provoke envy; hateful; as, invidious distinctions. Agamemnon found it an invidious affair to give the preference to any one of the Grecian heroes. Broome.

– In*vid"i*ous*ly, adv.

– In*vid"i*ous*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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