envious
Meanings
Adjective Satellite
- showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
- "envious of their art collection"
Adj
- Feeling or exhibiting envy; jealously desiring the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging.
- Excessively careful; cautious.
- Malignant; mischievous; spiteful.
- Inspiring envy.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English envious, from Anglo-Norman envious, from Old French envieus, envious (modern French envieux), from Latin invidiōsus; more at envy. Doublet of invidious, borrowed directly from Latin. Displaced native Old English æfestiġ.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 10
envious is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordenvious is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
envious is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
envious is a valid Words With Friends word