# envious

Pronunciation: say "EN-vee-uhs" US /ˈɛnviəs/, UK /ˈɛnviːəs/

## Adjective

1. Feeling or showing envy; resentfully desiring another person's possessions, success, or good fortune, sometimes with ill will toward them.
   - Simple: Wanting what another person has and feeling unhappy because they have it.
   - _Colleagues grew envious of her rapid promotion._
   - _He cast an envious glance at the neighbor's new car._

## Adjective

2. Malicious, spiteful, or mischievous; bearing ill will and inclined to do harm. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Mean and spiteful, wanting to hurt or harm other people.
3. Arousing envy in others; so excellent or fortunate that other people covet or long for it. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: So good or lucky that it makes other people wish it were theirs.

## Origin

This word passed from Latin "invidiōsus" through Anglo-Norman and Old French "envieus" into Middle English "envious"; it is related to "envy" and is a doublet of "invidious". It replaced the native Old English "æfestiġ".

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