invidious
adjEtymology
Borrowed from Latin invidiōsus, from invidia (“envy, ill will”), from in- (“upon”) + videō (“to see”); the meaning developed from “look back at” to “look askance at” to “envy.” Doublet of envious, from Old French.
- borrowed from invidiōsus
Definitions
Causing ill will, envy, or offense.
- To think highly of ourselves in comparison with others, to assume by our own authority that precedence which none is willing to grant, must be always invidious and offensive; […]
- ‘I didn’t make use of the word in any invidious sense, ma’am,’ replied Mr. Benjamin Allen, growing somewhat uneasy on his own account.
- […] when the interposing barriers of earth and time, and a sense that the events had been somewhat shut into oblivion, would deaden the sting that revelation and invidious remark would have for Bathsheba just now.
Offensively or unfairly discriminating.
- But the rich man—not to make any invidious comparison—is always sold to the institution which makes him rich.
Envious, jealous.
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Detestable, hateful, or odious. (Often used in cases of perceived unfairness, or when…
Detestable, hateful, or odious. (Often used in cases of perceived unfairness, or when facing a difficult situation or choice — especially in the phrase invidious position.)
The neighborhood
- neighborinvidiously
- neighborinvidiousness
- neighborindignation
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at invidious. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at invidious. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
5 hops · closes at invidious
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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