envious

IPA(Pronunciation)

obsolete poetic

Japanese Meaning

嫉妬を感じる、嫉妬深い / 他人の優秀さや幸運を羨む / 悪意をもって厳しく批判する（意地悪に責める） / 過度に注意深い、非常に慎重な / （古語的表現）いたずら好きで悪意のある、憎悪に満ちた

She gave him an envious glance when he received the promotion.

彼が昇進したとき、彼女は羨ましそうに彼をちらりと見た。

Sense（1）

Feeling or exhibiting envy; jealously desiring the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging

an envious man, disposition, or attack; envious tongues

Sense（2）

Excessively careful; cautious.

for no man was ever so amorous, as to love a toad; none so envious, as to repine at the condition of the miserable

Sense（3）

(obsolete) Malignant; mischievous; spiteful.

Each envious brier his weary legs doth scratch.

Sense（4）

(obsolete, poetic) Inspiring envy.

He to him leapt, and that same envious gage / Of victors glory from him snatcht away.

more envious

（ comparative ）

most envious

（ superlative ）