JAUNDICED

jaundiced

(adjective) showing or affected by prejudice or envy or distaste; “looked with a jaundiced eye on the growth of regimentation”; “takes a jaundiced view of societies and clubs”

jaundiced, icteric, yellow

(adjective) affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

jaundiced (comparative more jaundiced, superlative most jaundiced)

(pathology) Affected with jaundice.

• Joseph Hall

(figuratively) Prejudiced; envious.

Source: Wiktionary

Jaun"diced, a.

1. affected with jaundice. Jaundiced eyes seem to see all objects yellow. Bp. Hall.

2. Prejudiced; envious; as, a jaundiced judgment.

JAUNDICE

Jaun"dice, n. Etym: [OE. jaunis, F. jaunisse, fr. jaune yellow, orig. jalne, fr. L. galbinus yellowish, fr. galbus yellow.] (Med.)

Definition: A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine, whiteness of the fæces, constipation, uneasiness in the region of the stomach, loss of appetite, and general languor and lassitude. It is caused usually by obstruction of the biliary passages and consequent damming up, in the liver, of the bile, which is then absorbed into the blood. Blue jaundice. See Cyanopathy.

Jaun"dice, v. t.

Definition: To affect with jaundice; to color by prejudice or envy; to prejudice. The envy of wealth jaundiced his soul. Ld. Lytton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition