Envious /(?)/
En·vi·ous
Envious
a.
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Malignant; mischievous; spiteful. [Obs.]
Each envious brier his weary legs doth scratch.
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Feeling or exhibiting envy; actuated or directed by, or proceeding from, envy; -- said of a person, disposition, feeling, act, etc.; jealously pained by the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging; -- followed by of, at, and against; as, an envious man, disposition, attack; envious tongues.
My soul is envious of mine eye.
Neither be thou envious at the wicked.
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Inspiring envy. [Obs. or Poetic]
He to him leapt, and that same envious gage Of victor's glory from him snatched away.
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Excessively careful; cautious. [Obs.]
No men are so envious of their health.