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envious
adjective
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
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ˈɛnvɪəs
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adjective
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
“he was never covetous before he met her”
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he was never covetous before he met her
jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions
envious of their art collection
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