单词 | invidious |
释义 | invidious —invidiously, adv. —invidiousness, n. /in vid"ee euhs/, adj. 1. calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense; hateful: invidious remarks. 2. offensively or unfairly discriminating; injurious: invidious comparisons. 3. causing or tending to cause animosity, resentment, or envy: an invidious honor. 4. Obs. envious. [1600-10; < L invidiosus envious, envied, hateful, equiv. to invidi(a) ENVY + -osus -OUS] |
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