EGAVE

envious

About 1.26 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Feeling or exhibiting envy; jealously desiring the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging.
    an envious man, disposition, or attack; envious tongues
  2. adjective Excessively careful; cautious.
  3. adjective Malignant; mischievous; spiteful.
  4. adjective Inspiring envy.

Similar words

jealous begrudging grudging desirous covetous selfish enviable casca wanna resentful

Often followed by

of and eyes man or eye people that glances

Word family

enviously enviousness enviousnesses

Save “envious” to learn later