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enviously

 

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Adverbial enviously has 1 sense
  1. enviously, covetously, jealously - with jealousy; in an envious manner; "he looked at his friend's new car jealously"
    Derived from adjective envious1

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Enviously

Part of speech: Adverb

Sense 1: Characterized by envy or jealousy.

Usage: She looked enviously at her friend's new car.

Example sentence 1: The young artist enviously admired the talent of his idol.

Example sentence 2: Sarah watched enviously as her brother opened his birthday gifts.

Example sentence 3: He browsed the clothing store enviously, wishing he could afford the beautiful dresses on display.

Sense 2: In a way that shows strong desire for someone else's possessions or qualities.

Usage: He glanced enviously at his classmate's top score on the test.

Example sentence 1: The young girl looked enviously at her older sister's collection of trophies.

Example sentence 2: The team captain observed enviously as the opposing team celebrated their victory.

Example sentence 3: Rachel listened enviously as her friend described her amazing vacation experiences.

Sense 3: In a way that shows longing or desire for another's success or achievements.

Usage: He watched enviously as his friend received promotions one after another.

Example sentence 1: Emma gazed enviously at her colleague's award-winning research paper.

Example sentence 2: The aspiring actor watched enviously as his friend landed the lead role in a famous play.

Example sentence 3: Mark followed the successful businessman enviously, hoping to achieve the same level of success one day.


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