invidiously
invidiously adverb: in an invidious manner.
Adverb
invidiously (comparative more invidiously, superlative most invidiously)
- In an invidious manner.
- You ask too much, for a man who himself has no occasion to play the hero. I don't say that invidiously; it's your disposition, and you can’t help it.1875 January–December, Henry James, Jr., chapter XIII, in Roderick Hudson, Boston, Mass.: James R[ipley] Osgood and Company, late Ticknor & Fields, and Fields, Osgood, & Co., published 1876, →OCLC...
- Tess gazed desperately at the pile of furniture. The cold sunlight of this spring evening peered invidiously upon the crocks and kettles, upon the bunches of dried herbs shivering in the breeze, upon the brass handles of the dresser, upon the wicker-cradle they had all been rocked in, […]1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d’Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: James R[ipley] Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., […], →OCLC
Forms of invidiously
| comparative | more invidiously |
|---|---|
| superlative | most invidiously |
Origin of invidiously
From invidious + -ly.
Words formed from invidiously
Questions about invidiously
- What does invidiously mean?
- Invidiously means in an invidious manner.
- What part of speech is invidiously?
- Invidiously is an adverb.
Words near invidiously in the dictionary
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