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  • 121covetously — adverb 1. with jealousy; in an envious manner he looked at his friend s new car jealously • Syn: ↑enviously, ↑jealously • Derived from adjective: ↑jealous (for: ↑jealously), ↑ …

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  • 122enviously — adverb with jealousy; in an envious manner he looked at his friend s new car jealously • Syn: ↑covetously, ↑jealously • Derived from adjective: ↑jealous (for: ↑jealously), ↑ …

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  • 123jealously — adverb 1. with jealousy he guarded his privacy jealously • Derived from adjective: ↑jealous 2. with jealousy; in an envious manner he looked at his friend s new car jealously • Syn: ↑enviously, ↑covetously …

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  • 124-ous — suffix. 1 forming adjectives meaning abounding in, characterized by, of the nature of (envious; glorious; mountainous; poisonous). 2 Chem. denoting a state of lower valence than the corresponding word in ic (ferrous). Derivatives: ously suffix… …

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  • 125green with envy — {adj. phr.} Very jealous; full of envy. * /Alice s girlfriends were green with envy when they saw her new dress./ * /The other boys were green with envy when Joe bought a second hand car./ Compare: GREEN EYED MONSTER …

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  • 126green with envy — {adj. phr.} Very jealous; full of envy. * /Alice s girlfriends were green with envy when they saw her new dress./ * /The other boys were green with envy when Joe bought a second hand car./ Compare: GREEN EYED MONSTER …

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  • 127begrudging — egrudging adj. being given reluctantly or with displeasure. Syn: envious, grudging. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 128Blemish — Blem ish, n.; pl. {Blemishes}. Any mark of deformity or injury, whether physical or moral; anything that diminishes beauty, or renders imperfect that which is otherwise well formed; that which impairs reputation. [1913 Webster] He shall take two… …

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