The meaning of Envious

verb

Envy (someone) the possession or enjoyment of (something).

Usage examples:

She begrudged martin his affluence

adjective

Given reluctantly or resentfully.

Usage examples:

Begrudging admiration from a rival

adjective

Given or done unwillingly

Usage examples:

The concert attracted begrudging praise from the band's usually hostile critics.

adjective

Having a sharp, pungent taste or smell; not sweet.

Usage examples:

Raw berries have an intensely bitter flavour

noun

Beer that is strongly flavoured with hops and has a bitter taste, brewed by top fermentation.

Usage examples:

A pint of bitter

adjective

Having a slightly stinging, strong taste, not salty or sweet

Usage examples:

The coffee was bitter., losing the election was a bitter disappointment., she has no bitterness abo…

adjective

Having or showing a great desire to possess something belonging to someone else.

Usage examples:

She fingered the linen with covetous hands

adjective

Wanting to have something too much, especially something that belongs to someone else

Usage examples:

I can't help casting covetous looks at my neighbour's new porsche.

adjective

Having or characterized by desire.

Usage examples:

The pope was desirous of peace in europe

adjective

Wanting something

Usage examples:

The duke is desirous of meeting you.

adjective

Seeking to emulate someone or something.

Usage examples:

If he has, or gathers, a band of the emulous, we may look for some capital sport.

adjective

Of the colour between blue and yellow in the spectrum; coloured like grass or emeralds.

Usage examples:

Her flashing green eyes

noun

Green colour or pigment.

Usage examples:

Major roads are marked in green

verb

Make or become green in colour.

Usage examples:

The roof was greening with lichen

adjective

Given or allowed only reluctantly or resentfully.

Usage examples:

A grudging apology

verb

Be resentfully unwilling to give or allow (something).

Usage examples:

He grudged the work and time that the meeting involved

adjective

Affected by jaundice, in particular unnaturally yellow in complexion.

Usage examples:

The 16-year-old was walking in an alleyway between museum gardens and exhibition square when the ma…

adjective

Feeling or showing an envious resentment of someone or their achievements, possessions, or perceived advantages.

Usage examples:

She was always jealous of me

adjective

Characterized by malice; intending or intended to do harm.

Usage examples:

He was found guilty of malicious damage

adjective

Having the nature of threatening evil

adjective

Intending to cause harm, esp. by hurting someone’s feelings or reputation

Usage examples:

He says she threatened him and spied on him, among other malicious activities.

adjective

Feeling or expressing bitterness or indignation at having been treated unfairly.

Usage examples:

He was angry and resentful of their intrusion

Full of or marked by indignant ill will

adjective

Showing or caused by malice.

Usage examples:

The teachers made spiteful little jokes about me

adjective

Wanting to annoy, upset, or hurt another person, especially in a small way, because you feel angry towards them

Usage examples:

A spiteful child, that was a spiteful thing to say!