jealously Definition

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

Compare envious.

Etymology: 13c: from French gelos, from Greek zelos rivalry or jealousy.