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envious
い-Adjective

Definitions

  1. 1. envious
  2. 2. jealous
  3. 3. enviable (position, etc.)
This adjective describes the feeling of envy or jealousy toward someone who has something you want or can do something you wish you could. It expresses a longing for another person's situation, possessions, or abilities.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Honestly, I envy people who can apologize without making a big deal of it.

Sentence 2

What kind of study method gets you grades like that? I'm so jealous!

Sentence 3

She keeps saying over and over, "I'm so jealous of how spacious your place is."

Sentence 4

If you were in my position, would you be envious of me?

Sentence 5

How does that person always have such good luck? It's not fair!