wanting to be in the same situation as someone else; wanting something that someone 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.
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adverb They look enviously at the success of their competitors. see envySee envious in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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