- envy⇄adv. envyingly.
- envy⇄envy, noun, pl.-vies,verb, -vied,-vying.
- envy⇄noun 1. discontent or ill will at another's good fortune because one wishes it had been his; dislike for a person who has what one wants.
Ex. Some boys were full of envy when they saw my new bicycle, but my friends were glad for me. The nightingale - envy⇄v.i. (Obsolete.) to feel or show envy.
Ex. But now I envy at their liberty (Shakespeare). - envy⇄v.t. 1. to feel envy toward.
Ex. Poor people envy the rich; sometimes the rich envy the poor.
2. to feel envy because of.
Ex. He envied his friend's success.
3. (Obsolete.) to begrudge.