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jealous Definition


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jealous
adj
    1. Envious of someone else, their possessions, success, talents, etc.
      Thesaurus: covetous, envious, begrudging.
    2. Suspicious and resentful of possible rivals; possessive; unable to tolerate unfaithfulness or the thought of it.
      Example: a jealous husband
      Thesaurus: possessive, monopolizing, resentful.
    3. Anxiously protective of something one has.
    4. Bible.
      Said of God: intolerant of disloyalty.
    5. Caused by jealousy.
      Example: a jealous fury
Derivative: jealously
adverb
Etymology: 13c: from French gelos, from Greek zelos rivalry or jealousy.



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