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envious

/ˈɛnvɪəs/adjective

Feeling or showing envy; resentfully wishing you had what someone else has.

Example sentence

  • I couldn't help feeling envious when my coworker got the corner office.

'Envious of' is the pattern. Envy wants what another has; jealousy guards what one already has, though usage blurs them constantly.

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