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Word: Enviously

Part of Speech: Adverb

Definition: The word "enviously" means doing something in a way that shows jealousy or a desire to have what someone else has. When you feel envious, you wish you could have what another person has, like their possessions, skills, or achievements.

Usage Instructions:

• Use "enviously" to describe actions or feelings that are motivated by jealousy.
• It often modifies a verb, showing how someone feels while doing something.

Example Sentence:

• "She looked at her sister’s beautiful dress enviously." (This means she felt jealous while looking at her sister's dress because she wanted a dress like that.)

Advanced Usage:

• "He listened enviously as his friend recounted his adventures traveling around the world." (In this sentence, "enviously" describes how he felt while listening, indicating that he wished he could have those experiences too.)

Word Variants:

• Envious (adjective): Feeling or showing envy.
  • Example: "I felt envious of her promotion."
• Envy (noun): The feeling of wanting what someone else has.
  • Example: "His envy grew as he saw his colleague's success."

Different Meanings:

• "Enviously" specifically relates to jealousy. There are no different meanings, but it is closely related to feelings of desire and longing.

Synonyms:

• Jealously
• Covetously
• Resentfully
• Green with envy (idiomatic expression)

Idioms:

• "Green with envy": This means to be very jealous.
  • Example: "When she saw her friend's new house, she was green with envy."

Phrasal Verbs:

There are no direct phrasal verbs related to "enviously," but you might encounter phrases that express related feelings: - "Look up to" (to admire someone, which can sometimes contrast with feeling envious).

Summary:

"Enviously" is an adverb that describes actions done with jealousy.

Academic

Adverb

1. with jealousy; in an envious manner
   • he looked at his friend's new car jealously

Synonyms

• covetously
• jealously