/ ˈenviəs; NAmE / adjective
envious (of sb/sth) wanting to be in the same situation as sb else; wanting sth that sb else has :
Everyone is so envious of her.
They were envious of his success.
He saw the envious look in the other boy's eyes.
► en·vi·ous·ly adverb :
They look enviously at the success of their European counterparts.
—see also envy
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French envieus , from envie envy, on the pattern of Latin invidiosus invidious.