- 1. a. Envious; malignant. Source: opted
- 2. a. Worthy of envy; desirable; enviable. Source: opted
- 3. a. Likely to incur or produce ill will, or to provoke envy; hateful; as, invidious distinctions. Source: opted
- 4. adj. containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice Source: wordnet
- 5. 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 incur or produce ill will, or to provoke envy; hateful; as, invidious distinctions. Agamemnon found it an invidious affair to give the preference to any one of the Grecian heroes. Broome. -- In*vid"i*ous*ly, adv. -- In*vid"i*ous*ness, n. Source: webster
- 6. Want of vigilance; neglect of watching; carelessness. Source: adambom
- 7. j:100 s containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice Source: ecdict
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