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envyed

envyed is the obsolete spelling of envied.

Meaning of envied

Adjective

envied (comparative more envied, superlative most envied)

  1. That is the object of envy.
    • She, seated between her aunt and Mr. Civil (now retired from the ministry on a pension), listening to the wind (for it was autumn) howling vengefully round the porch; while this envied, bedight girl eating her manifold chocolate gifts, would merrily go forth to further triumphs, laughing at the...1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 185

Questions about envyed

What is envyed the obsolete spelling of?
Envyed is the obsolete spelling of envied.

Words near envyed in the dictionary

  1. envy
  2. envy scrolling
  3. envy-free
  4. envy-scroll
  5. envy-scrolling
  6. envyed
  7. envyfree
  8. envyfreeness
  9. envyful
  10. envying
  11. envyingly

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