invidious
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[edit] Etymology
Latin invidiōsus, from invidia (“envy, ill will”), from in- (“upon”) + videō (“I see”).
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invidious (comparative more invidious, superlative most invidious)
- (of a distinction) offensively or unfairly discriminating
- The professor made invidious distinctions based only on his own whim.
- (of an action or task) causing ill will towards the actor; causing offense.
- (of a thing) causing envy or ill will towards the possessor
- envious, jealous.
- (obsolete) Hateful; odious; detestable.
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- invidious in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
