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invidious

in·vi·dious

UK/ɪnˈvɪdi.əs/ US/ˌɪˈnvɪdiʌs/ uncommon obsolete

adjective

1.

containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice

  • “discriminatory attitudes and practices”
  • “invidious comparisons”
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Origin

Borrowed from Latin invidiōsus, from invidia (“envy, ill will”), from in- (“upon”) + videō (“to see”); the meaning developed from “look back at” to “look askance at” to “envy.” Doublet of envious, from Old French.

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