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1. (adj.) invidious
calculated to create ill will; causing resentment or envy.
2. invidious
offensively or unfairly discriminating; injurious:
invidious comparisons.
3. invidious
Obs. envious.
Etymology: (1600–10; < L invidiōsus, der. of invidi(a)envy)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) discriminatory, invidious
containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice
"discriminatory attitudes and practices"; "invidious comparisons"
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1. (adj) invidious
envious; malignant
2. (adj) invidious
worthy of envy; desirable; enviable
3. (adj) invidious
likely to incur or produce ill will, or to provoke envy; hateful; as, invidious distinctions
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