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enviously

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

in an envious manner or to an envious degree

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

with jealousy; in an envious manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he looked at his friend's new car jealously

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: covetously, jealously

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English envious Middle English -ly English -ly English enviously From envious + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: envieusement — in an envious manner or to an envious degree
  • Georgian: შურიანად (šurianad) — in an envious manner or to an envious degree
  • Italian: invidiosamente — in an envious manner or to an envious degree
  • Italian: livorosamente — in an envious manner or to an envious degree
  • Italian: con invidia — in an envious manner or to an envious degree
  • Norman: envieusement — in an envious manner or to an envious degree
  • Old English: nīþfullīċe — in an envious manner or to an envious degree
  • Polish: zazdrośnie — in an envious manner or to an envious degree
  • Polish: zawistnie — in an envious manner or to an envious degree
  • Portuguese: invejosamente — in an envious manner or to an envious degree
  • Serbo-Croatian: љу̏бомо̄рно — in an envious manner or to an envious degree
  • Serbo-Croatian: за́видно — in an envious manner or to an envious degree
  • Serbo-Croatian: ljȕbomōrno — in an envious manner or to an envious degree
  • Serbo-Croatian: závidno — in an envious manner or to an envious degree
  • Spanish: envidiosamente — in an envious manner or to an envious degree