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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Invidious \In*vid"i*ous\, a. [L. invidiosus, fr invidia envy. See {Envy}, and cf {Envious}.] 1. Envious; malignant. [Obs.] --Evelyn. 2. Worthy of envy; desirable; enviable. [Obs.] Such a person appeareth in a far more honorable and invidious state than any prosperous man. --Barrow. 3. Likely to incur or produce ill will or to provoke envy; hateful; as invidious distinctions. Agamemnon found it an invidious affair to give the preference to any one of the Grecian heroes. --Broome. -- {In*vid"i*ous*ly}, adv -- {In*vid"i*ous*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: invidious adj : containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice; "discriminatory attitudes and practices"; "invidious comparisons" [syn: {discriminatory}]
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