En'vi-oüs, a.
a. [Fr. envieux, O. Fr. envios, Pr. envios, enveios, envezos, Sp. envidioso, Pg. invejoso, It. invidioso, Lat. invidiosus, from invidia, envy, q. v.]
Sense 1. Feeling or harboring envy; repining, or feeling uneasiness, at a view of the excellence, prosperity, or happiness of another; exhibiting envy; feeling, or actuated by, envy; — said of a person; affected or tinctured with, or directed by, envy; — said of a feeling, disposition, act, and the like; malevolently covetous; grudging; as, an envious man; an envious disposition; an envious attack.
Neither be thou envious at the wicked. Prov. xxiv. 19.
Sense 2. Inspiring envy; insidious.
He to him leapt, and that same envious gage Of victor’s glory from him snatched away. Spencer.
Sense 3. Excessively careful; cautious. [Obs.]
No men are so envious of their health. Bp. Taylor.