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envious

3 syllables

Quick answer

As an adjective, envious means feeling or exhibiting envy.

Meanings of envious

5 meanings

Feeling or exhibiting envy; jealously desiring the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging
“an envious man, disposition, or attack; envious tongues”
Excessively careful; cautious.
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”
Similar: covetous, jealous

Older and rare meanings (2)

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

adjective: showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's…

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