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Grammar : Verb
Spell : en-vee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛn vi

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Définition of envied

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French envier, from envie (see envy (n.)). Related: Envied; envying.
  • verb be jealous of another
Example sentences :
  • His rival could no longer enjoy the boat which he had envied him.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • It isn't true that the weak and poor are to be envied beyond the powerful.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • Weren't they, after all, to be envied, rooted as they were in their solid simplicity?
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • If you were envied, why should you sharpen envy, and file up its teeth to an edge?
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • With what cheerfulness will I assign over this envied estate!
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • These men were dressed as their ancestors had dressed in the time of Abraham, and Biddy and I envied them.
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • "You know Miss Cameron; you are to be envied, sir," said he.
  • Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • All of them adored and envied my hair, because it was so soft and light and golden.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • He could not hear anything at all, and I wondered whether he was to be envied or pitied.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • They envied her often when they had the very thing she wanted—or, at least, she didn't have it.
  • Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various

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