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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
beefing, begrudging, bellyaching, bitching, complaining, complaintful, coveting, covetous, crabbing, crabby, cranky, croaking, desirous, desirous of, disappointed, discontented, disgruntled, displeased, dissatisfied, distrustful, envying, faultfinding, grasping, greedy, green, green with envy, green with jealousy, green-eyed, griping, grouchy, grousing, growling, grudging, grumbling, horn-mad, invidious, jaundice-eyed, jaundiced, jealous, longing, malcontent, malcontented, murmuring, muttering, out of humor, peevish, petulant, querulant, querulous, rebellious, resentful, restive, restless, sulky, suspicious, unaccepting, unaccommodating, uneasy, unfulfilled, ungratified, unhappy, unsatisfied, whiny, yearning, yellow, yellow-eyed
Dictionary Results for envious:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
envious
    adj 1: showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's
           advantages; "he was never covetous before he met her";
           "jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions";
           "envious of their art collection" [syn: covetous,
           envious, jealous]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Envious \En"vi*ous\, a. [OF. envios, F. envieux, fr. L.
   invidiosus, fr. invidia envy. See Envy, and cf.
   Invidious.]
   1. Malignant; mischievous; spiteful. [Obs.]
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            Each envious brier his weary legs doth scratch.
                                                  --Shak.
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   2. Feeling or exhibiting envy; actuated or directed by, or
      proceeding from, envy; -- said of a person, disposition,
      feeling, act, etc.; jealously pained by the excellence or
      good fortune of another; maliciously grudging; -- followed
      by of, at, and against; as, an envious man, disposition,
      attack; envious tongues.
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            My soul is envious of mine eye.       --Keble.
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            Neither be thou envious at the wicked. --Prov. xxiv.
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   3. Inspiring envy. [Obs. or Poetic]
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            He to him leapt, and that same envious gage
            Of victor's glory from him snatched away. --Spenser.
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   4. Excessively careful; cautious. [Obs.]
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            No men are so envious of their health. --Jer.
                                                  Taylor.
      -- En"vi*ous*ly, adv. -- En"vi*ous*ness, n.
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