ENVIOUS, ENVY
ADJECTIVES
1175 ► ONDFUL spiteful, envious → obs.
1298 ► GREEN full of jealousy or envy
1513 ► CANKERED malignant, envious; ill-natured, spiteful; ill-tempered, crabbed
1580 ► CANKERLY malignant, envious; ill-natured, spiteful; ill-tempered,, crabbed → obs.
M17. ► INVIDIOUS envious; grudging; jealous → obs.
1699 ► JAUNDICED jealous, envious
1880 ► HANKERSOME uneasy, discontented, envious → Eng. dial.
20C.. ► BAD-MINDED envious, nasty, wishing someone ill → W. Indies sl.
1902 ► INVYFULL. envious → Sc. (Bk.)
1905 ► HAIVERY envious → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
INTERJECTIONS
1940 ► RAWTID! an exclamation implying great anger, surprise, amazement, envy, etc. → sl.
2000 ► RAH! an exclamation of anger, surprise, amazement, approval, envy, etc. → Black British sl.
NOUNS
1000 ► ONDE strong feeling against a person, ‘animus’; spite, ill-will, envy → obs.
1629 ► JAUNDICE jealousy, envy
1825 ► EELIST envy; a desire to have possession of something that cannot easily be obtained → Sc. obs.
1950 ► GREEN EYES jealousy, envy → US
1987 ► LONG EYE envy → Amer. dial.
NOUNS, PERSON
1991 ► HATER a person with an excessively critical or negative attitude, esp. one who resents the success or happiness of others; a jealous or envious person → US sl., esp. African-American
2000 ► HATA an envious person who is trying to prevent someone from doing something successful or funny; one who verbally demonstrates resentment or opposition to the personal success or gain of someone else → African-American sl.
VERBS
1743 ► MAKE A PERSON’S NOSE SWELL to make a person jealous or envious → obs.
1791 ► JAUNDICE to affect with envy or jealousy; to perverse or distort the views or judgement of
19C.. ► LOOK THROUGH GREEN GLASSES to be jealous of one; to be envious of another’s success
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