invidious

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin invidiōsus < invidia "envy, ill will" < in- "upon" + videō "I see".

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[edit] Adjective

invidious (comparative more invidious, superlative most invidious)

Positive
invidious

Comparative
more invidious

Superlative
most invidious

  1. Envious; causing or arising from envy.
  2. Enviable; desirable.
  3. Prompted by or expressing or adapted to excite envious dislike or ill will; offensively or unfairly discriminating.
    The professor made invidious distinctions based only on his own whim.
  4. Hateful; odious; detestable.

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[edit] References

  • "invidious" at The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911.
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