jealously
jealously adverb: in a jealous manner.
Adverb
jealously (comparative more jealously, superlative most jealously)
- In a jealous manner.
- "[…] I hope you find nothing risible in my complaisance?" replied his companion, something jealously.1822, [Walter Scott], chapter XI, in Peveril of the Peak. […], volume III, Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co., →OCLC, page 277
- Ah! my brother, we do well to watch our birthright jealously; the least invasion on the meanest peasant, the slightest encroachment of the powerful, are not matters to be neglected—such are the first steps of tyranny.1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter V, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, pages 53–54
jealously meaning in Urdu and Kannada
jealously in Urdu
- چوکسی سے
jealously in Kannada
- ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯಿಂದ
Forms of jealously
| comparative | more jealously |
|---|---|
| superlative | most jealously |
Origin of jealously
From jealous + -ly.
Questions about jealously
- What does jealously mean?
- Jealously means in a jealous manner.
- What is jealously in Urdu?
- Jealously in Urdu is چوکسی سے. See Jealously meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is jealously?
- Jealously is an adverb.
Words near jealously in the dictionary
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