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The definition of envious is showing desire for what others have.
(adjective)A woman who is jealous of the fancy clothes of her friends is an example of someone who is envious.
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See envious in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
- characterized by envy; feeling, showing, or resulting from envy
- Obsolete
- emulous
- enviable
Origin: ME < OFr envieus < L invidiosus < invidia, envy
Related Forms:
- enviously adverb
- enviousness noun
See envious in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
- Feeling, expressing, or characterized by envy: “At times he regarded the wounded soldiers in an envious way᠁ He wished that he, too, had a wound, a red badge of courage” (Stephen Crane). See Synonyms at jealous.
- Archaic Eager to emulate; emulous.
Related Forms:
- enˈvi·ous·ly adverb
- enˈvi·ous·ness noun
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