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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
invidious
 
SYLLABICATION:in·vid·i·ous
PRONUNCIATION:  n-vd-s
ADJECTIVE:1. Tending to rouse ill will, animosity, or resentment: invidious accusations. 2. Containing or implying a slight; discriminatory: invidious distinctions. 3. Envious.
ETYMOLOGY:From Latin invidisus, envious, hostile, from invidia, envy. See envy.
OTHER FORMS:in·vidi·ous·ly —ADVERB
in·vidi·ous·ness —NOUN
 
 
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