Meanings
comparative more enviously · superlative most enviously
- in an envious manner or to an envious degree
“We quarrelled long ago, did we not, and many years have passed since we met, but Time heals all wounds and—welcome, son of my father. I need not ask if you are well,” and he glanced enviously at the great-framed man who knelt before him.
1910, H[enry] Rider Haggard, chapter II, in Morning Star1 more example
Patricia Florca, wearing black market Levis and a dark blue, collarless shirt, snapped open a Ronson lighter and put flame to a black market Marlboro. Lidia Cozma looked enviously at the cigarette's glowing tip. "Want one?" Patricia whispered. Lidia nodded and Patricia offered the pack. Lidia removed a Marlboro, and moments later both women were sending exhaled smoke toward a cloudless sky.
2013, Mike Johnson, A Season Forgotten, page 191
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbwith jealousy; in an envious manner
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
French envieusement
- envieusementin an envious manner or to an envious degree
Italian invidiosamente, livorosamente
- invidiosamentein an envious manner or to an envious degree
- livorosamentein an envious manner or to an envious degree
- con invidiain an envious manner or to an envious degree
Polish zazdrośnie, zawistnie
- zazdrośniein an envious manner or to an envious degree
- zawistniein an envious manner or to an envious degree
Portuguese invejosamente
- invejosamentein an envious manner or to an envious degree
Spanish envidiosamente
- envidiosamentein an envious manner or to an envious degree
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Cite this entry
enviously. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enviously
“enviously.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enviously. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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