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Webster 1913 Edition
Invidious
1.
Envious; malignant.
[Obs.]
Evelyn.
2.
Worthy of envy; desirable; enviable.
[Obs.]
Such a person appeareth in a far more honorable and
invidious
state than any prosperous man. Barrow.
3.
Likely to or intended to incur or produce ill will, or to provoke envy or resentment; hateful; offensive;
as,
. invidious
distinctionsWebster 1828 Edition
Invidious
INVID'IOUS
,Adj.
1.
Envious; malignant.2.
Likely to incur ill will or hatred, or to provoke envy; hateful. [This is the usual sense.] Agamemnon found it an invidious affair to give the preference to any one of the Grecian heroes.
Definition 2024
invidious
invidious
English
Adjective
invidious (comparative more invidious, superlative most invidious)
- (of a distinction) Offensively or unfairly discriminating.
- 1891, Henry James, The Marriages:
- "Yes, you must have a lot of places," the Colonel observed, looking at her shining raiment with a sort of invidious directness.
- 1891, Henry James, The Marriages:
- (of an action or task) Causing ill will towards the actor; causing offense.
- (of a thing) Causing envy or ill will towards the possessor.
- Envious, jealous.
- (obsolete) Detestable, hateful, odious.
Related terms
Translations
offensively or unfairly discriminating
causing ill will towards the actor; causing offense
causing envy or ill will towards the possessor
envious, jealous
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detestable; hateful; odious
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References
- invidious in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911