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Examples of envious
envious
Both chefs and hens would have been envious of Larry and me last Sunday morning.
From the theatlantic.com
I've always been envious of friendships like the one Caldwell shared with Knapp.
From the usatoday.com
These latter day apparatchiks would make the old Soviet Pravda and Tass envious.
From the swampland.time.com
It is easy to imagine the sight of it driving Mark Rothko into an envious rage.
From the economist.com
Then again, some people are envious or dissatisfied whatever their circumstances.
From the economist.com
More recently, they have been eyed by people envious of the raw power they carry.
From the newscientist.com
Jacob's gentle hand with Rosie and Marlena rouses the envious brute in August.
From the time.com
He told me he was envious of the young men and women of Egypt's Tahrir Square.
From the time.com
I certainly was always envious of the clubs that had genuine one-on-one rivalries.
From the canberratimes.com.au
- Covetous: showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages; "he was never covetous before he met her"; "jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions"; "envious of their art collection"
- (enviously) with jealousy; in an envious manner; "he looked at his friend's new car jealously"
- (envy) a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
- (envy) feel envious towards; admire enviously
- (envy) be envious of; set one's heart on
- (envy) spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins)
- Envy (also called invidiousness) is best defined as an emotion that "occurs when a person lacks another's (perceived) superior quality, achievement, or possession and either desires it or wishes that the other lacked it."Parrott, W. G., & Smith, R. H. (1993). And belongs to Ami. ...
- (....Envy) ....Envy is a series of documentaries created for Virgin 1 designed to highlight growing British obsessions.
- (Envy (Ambitious Lovers album)) Envy is the first official release by Ambitious Lovers. The album picks up where DNA left off.
