Envious is another way to say jealous or resentful in other words, you want what someone else has, whether it's charming good looks or the last chocolate frosted donut.
Malignant; mischievous; spiteful.
Adjective S.
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"
a.
Malignant; mischievous; spiteful.
a.
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.
a.
Inspiring envy.
a.
Excessively careful; cautious.
Envious
Each envious brier his weary legs doth scratch.2.
My soul is envious of mine eye.
Neither be thou envious at the wicked.3.
He to him leapt, and that same envious gage Of victor's glory from him snatched away.4.
No men are so envious of their health.--
Malignant; mischievous; spiteful.
Usage Examples
It's funny that I got to do 'On the Road' because the thing that had the biggest impact on me growing up was reading books. I was very inspired by the book and this spirit of Dean Moriarty and how envious we all are of somebody who can be that carefree.
My greatest happiness is to serve my gracious King and Country and I am envious only of glory for if it be a sin to covet glory I am the most offending soul alive.
Those who are believed to be most abject and humble are usually most ambitious and envious.
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Other Usage ExamplesAs iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion.
The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause.
Nature, more of a stepmother than a mother in several ways, has sown a seed of evil in the hearts of mortals, especially in the more thoughtful men, which makes them dissatisfied with their own lot and envious of another s.
The envious man grows lean at the success of his neighbor.
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