Be covetous of
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• | Malice; ill will; spite. |
• | Chagrin, mortification, discontent, or uneasiness at the sight of another's excellence or good fortune, accompanied with some degree of hatred and a desire to possess equal advantages; malicious grudging; -- usually followed by of; as, they did this in envy of Caesar. |
• | Emulation; rivalry. |
• | Public odium; ill repute. |
• | An object of envious notice or feeling. |
• | To feel envy at or towards; to be envious of; to have a feeling of uneasiness or mortification in regard to (any one), arising from the sight of another's excellence or good fortune and a longing to possess it. |
• | To feel envy on account of; to have a feeling of grief or repining, with a longing to possess (some excellence or good fortune of another, or an equal good fortune, etc.); to look with grudging upon; to begrudge. |
• | To long after; to desire strongly; to covet. |
• | To do harm to; to injure; to disparage. |
• | To hate. |
• | To emulate. |
• | To be filled with envious feelings; to regard anything with grudging and longing eyes; -- used especially with at. |
• | To show malice or ill will; to rail. |
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