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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•vid•i•ous /ɪnˈvɪdiəs/USA pronunciation adj. - creating ill will;
causing resentment or envy:an invidious job of evaluating teachers. - offensively or unfairly pointing up similarities or differences:an invidious comparison.
in•vid•i•ous•ly, adv. in•vid•i•ous•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•vid•i•ous (in vid′ē əs),USA pronunciation adj. - calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense;
hateful:invidious remarks. - offensively or unfairly discriminating;
injurious:invidious comparisons. - causing or tending to cause animosity, resentment, or envy:an invidious honor.
- [Obs.]envious.
- Latin invidiōsus envious, envied, hateful, equivalent. to invidi(a) envy + -ōsus -ous
- 1600–10
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