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: feeling or showing envy
envious of their neighbor's new car
envious looks
enviously
adverb
enviousness
noun
Examples of envious in a Sentence
a family that is envious of their neighbors' big house
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Got to meet Mickey Mantle, which still makes long-time Fox 61 colleague Rich Coppola envious.
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2025
This included writers like Toni Cade Bambara (who became Morrison’s lifelong friend), Gayl Jones (of whose talent Morrison was envious) and Leon Forrest (legendary Chicago writer and longtime professor at Northwestern).
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2025
Tons of steel and glass whirl with a precision that would make Swiss watchmakers envious.
—Michael Jones McKean, The Atlantic, 23 June 2025
Newcastle are determined to rebuff interest in Livramento, with some of Europe’s top clubs casting envious glances.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 6 June 2025
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2025
This included writers like Toni Cade Bambara (who became Morrison’s lifelong friend), Gayl Jones (of whose talent Morrison was envious) and Leon Forrest (legendary Chicago writer and longtime professor at Northwestern).
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2025
Tons of steel and glass whirl with a precision that would make Swiss watchmakers envious.
—Michael Jones McKean, The Atlantic, 23 June 2025
Newcastle are determined to rebuff interest in Livramento, with some of Europe’s top clubs casting envious glances.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 6 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for envious
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“Envious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/envious. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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envious
adjective
en·vi·ous
ˈen-vē-əs 
: feeling or showing envy
envious of a neighbor's good luck
an envious look
enviously
adverb
enviousness
noun
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