2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Envious \En"vi*ous\, a. [OF. envios, F. envieux fr L.
invidiosus, fr invidia envy. See {Envy}, and cf
{Invidious}.]
1. Malignant; mischievous; spiteful. [Obs.]
Each envious brier his weary legs doth scratch.
--Shak.
2. 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. --Keble.
Neither be thou envious at the wicked. --Prov. xxiv.
19.
3. Inspiring envy. [Obs. or Poetic]
He to him leapt, and that same envious gage Of
victor's glory from him snatched away --Spenser.
4. Excessively careful; cautious. [Obs.]
No men are so envious of their health. --Jer.
Taylor.
-- {En"vi*ous*ly}, adv -- {En"vi*ous*ness}, n.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
envious
adj 1: showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's
advantages; "he was never covetous before he met her";
"jealous of his success and covetous of his
possessions"; "envious of their art collection" [syn:
{covetous}, {jealous}]
2: that feels envy of another's possessions [syn: {begrudging},
{grudging}]
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