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Invidiously
(gcide) | Invidious \In*vid"i*ous\, a. [L. invidiosus, fr. invidia envy.
See Envy, and cf. Envious.]
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1. Envious; malignant. [Obs.] --Evelyn.
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2. Worthy of envy; desirable; enviable. [Obs.]
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Such a person appeareth in a far more honorable and
invidious state than any prosperous man. --Barrow.
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3. Likely to or intended to incur or produce ill will, or to
provoke envy or resentment; hateful; offensive; as,
invidious distinctions.
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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.
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invidiously
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Invidiously
(gcide) | Invidious \In*vid"i*ous\, a. [L. invidiosus, fr. invidia envy.
See Envy, and cf. Envious.]
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1. Envious; malignant. [Obs.] --Evelyn.
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2. Worthy of envy; desirable; enviable. [Obs.]
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Such a person appeareth in a far more honorable and
invidious state than any prosperous man. --Barrow.
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3. Likely to or intended to incur or produce ill will, or to
provoke envy or resentment; hateful; offensive; as,
invidious distinctions.
[1913 Webster]
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.
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