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Jealous Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ous

Jealous has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
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

suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival

"a jealous lover"

3

Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections; suspicious of a lover's or spouse's fidelity.

"When my boyfriend started texting his ex so late at night, I felt jealous and convinced he was planning to leave me for her again."

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
"a jealous lover" adjective
Related Terms
Rhyming Words
ous lous pous vous sous yous nous tous eous uous ious bous hous pious anous thous chous aneous mucous famous
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