Origin: Latin
suffix -ous
Envious has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Adjective
1
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"
2
Feeling or exhibiting envy; jealously desiring the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging
Example Sentences
"he was never covetous before he met her"
adjective
"jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions"
adjective
"envious of their art collection"
adjective