invidious

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Related terms 1.4 References

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[edit] Etymology

Latin invidiōsus < invidia (“‘envy, ill will’”) < in- (“‘upon’”) + videō (“‘I see’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪnˈvɪdiəs/
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• Rhymes: -ɪdiəs

[edit] Adjective

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.

[edit] Related terms

• invidiously
• invidiousness

[edit] References

• invidious in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911