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adjective

Envious adj.

Malignant; mischievous; spiteful. (Obs.) "Each envious brier his weary legs doth scratch."

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." "Neither be thou envious at the wicked."

Inspiring envy. (Obs. or Poetic) "He to him leapt, and that same envious gage Of victor's glory from him snatched away."

Excessively careful; cautious. (Obs.) "No men are so envious of their health."

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Etymology of 'Envious'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Envious" Quotes from Famous Books

... says he[43], my feet were almost gone, my step had well-nigh slipt: For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. For their strength is firm: They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men—Their eyes stand out with fatness: They have more than their heart could wish—Verily ...

— Clarissa: Preface, Hints of Prefaces, and Postscript • Samuel Richardson

... undo their work and carry the jewels back, and the genie finished the window at his command. The Sultan was surprised to receive his jewels again, and visited Aladdin, who showed him the window finished. The Sultan embraced him, the envious vizier meanwhile hinting that it was the ...

— Aladdin and the Magic Lamp • Unknown

... not be surprised to hear that I got up the next morning feverish and unrefreshed, and I felt quite envious of Tom when I saw him holding his shortly-cropped bullet head under the spout of the pump in the back yard, waggling the handle awkwardly as he had what he ...

— The Golden Magnet • George Manville Fenn

... he looked forward to it, appeared singularly flat and stale. His one consolation, poor as it seemed, lay in the fact that he had played the man to the best of his ability and was really glad, even if a bit envious, ...

— The Net • Rex Beach

... Geir kept house at Lithe. He and Gizur backed one another in every matter. At that time Mord Valgard's son kept house at Hof on the Rangrivervales; he was crafty and spiteful. Valgard his father was then abroad, but his mother was dead. He was very envious of Gunnar of Lithend. He was wealthy, so far as goods went, ...

— The story of Burnt Njal - From the Icelandic of the Njals Saga • Anonymous

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