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Definitions for Invidious
[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] Obsolete . envious.
[5] incurring or tending to arouse resentment, unpopularity, etc an invidious task
[6] (of comparisons or distinctions) unfairly or offensively discriminating
[7] obsolete grudging; envious
Words related to Invidious
abominable, defamatory, detestable, discriminatory, envious, green-eyed, jealous, libelous, obnoxious, odious, offensive, repugnant, scandalous, slanderous, slighting, undesirable, calumnious, detractive
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Origin of Invidious
1600–10; < Latin invidiōsus envious, envied, hateful, equivalent to invidi(a ) envy + -ōsus -ous
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Other words from Invidious
in·vid·i·ous·ly , adverb
in·vid·i·ous·ness , noun
non·in·vid·i·ous , adjective
non·in·vid·i·ous·ly , adverb
non·in·vid·i·ous·ness , noun
un·in·vid·i·ous , adjective
un·in·vid·i·ous·ly , adverb
Word origin for Invidious
C17: from Latin invidiōsus full of envy, from invidia envy
Synonyms for Invidious
abominable, calumnious, defamatory, detestable, detracting, detractive, detractory, discriminatory, envious, envying, green-eyed, jealous, libelous, maligning, obnoxious, odious, offensive, repugnant, scandalous, slanderous, slighting, undesirable, vilifying