envious
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Paul Bettany, left, plays court composer Antonio Salieri, who grows envious of Mozart.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
Speaking about Cassie, he said: "She's very addicted to social media and envious of what appears to be the big lives that all of her high school classmates are living at this point in time."
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
I’m envious of Annie’s brilliance, of course, but we speak the same writing language and we love it equally.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
I didn’t realize it at the time, but there was also insecurity there: An American embarrassed by a rough, unsophisticated America, envious of Europe’s aristocratic polish.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
“How can I be envious of where you are—when I’ve been there myself?”
From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom
Vocabulary lists containing envious
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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