Canadian English Meaning of envious
envious
Other Canadian English words related to envious
Nearest Words of envious
- enviously => enviously
- enviousness => envy
- environ => Environ
- environed => surrounded
- environing => surrounding
- environment => environment
- environmental => environmental
- environmental condition => environmental conditions
- environmental protection agency => Environmental Protection Agency
- environmental science => Environmental science
Definitions and Meaning of envious in English
envious (s)
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
envious (a.)
Malignant; mischievous; spiteful.
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.
Inspiring envy.
Excessively careful; cautious.
FAQs About the word envious
envious
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantagesMalignant; mischievous; spiteful., Feeling or exhibiting envy; actuated or directed by, or p
jealous,covetous,Green with envy,envious,resentful,avaricious,begrudging,distrustful,Eat one's heart out,grasping
generous,kind,altruistic,benevolent,charitable,kindhearted,unreceptive to jealousy,well-meaning
envigor => invigorate, envies => envies, envier => envy, envied => envious, envie => envy,
