INVIDIOUS


Meaning of INVIDIOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ in-ˈvi-dē-əs ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin invidiosus envious, invidious, from invidia envy — more at envy

Date: 1606

1. : tending to cause discontent, animosity, or envy

the invidious task of arbitration

2. : envious

3.

a. : of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious

invidious remarks

b. : of a kind to cause harm or resentment

an invidious comparison

• in·vid·i·ous·ly adverb

• in·vid·i·ous·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.