Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Affected with jaundice.
  • adjective Yellow or yellowish.
  • adjective Affected by or exhibiting envy, prejudice, or hostility.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Affected with jaundice.
  • adjective Prejudiced; envious.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Affected with jaundice.
  • adjective Prejudiced; envious; as, a jaundiced judgment.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective showing or affected by prejudice or envy or distaste
  • adjective affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc

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Examples

  • You see, she was jaundiced, which is VERY common in newborns, and although highly treatable when it is caught early on, if it goes UNtreated it causes serious lasting effects.

    Republicans Take Healthcare Away From Newborns 2006

  • She couldn't hear them, but then the doctor said something to Dr. Desai that included the word "jaundiced".

    MORE FROM GINNY BATES: LESBIANS HAVING BABIES Maggie Jochild 2007

  • Red always makes him look kind of jaundiced, if you know what I mean.

    Dragons of Winter Night Weis, Margaret 1985

  • Red always makes him look kind of jaundiced, if you know what I mean.

    Dragons of Winter Night Weis, Margaret 1985

  • Red always makes him look kind of jaundiced, if you know what I mean.

    Hammer and Axe Parkinson, Dan 1985

  • I became, as he complained, "jaundiced" towards him ... but he has forgiven me -- and his smile, I hope, will draw all such humours from me.

    The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb Mary Lamb 1805

  • A CONTROVERSIAL documentary which set out to lift the lid on immigration's impact on Wisbech has been slammed as "jaundiced" and "misleading" by the market town's MP.

    Peterborough Today - News Feed 2010

  • A CONTROVERSIAL documentary which set out to lift the lid on immigration's impact on Wisbech has been slammed as "jaundiced" and "misleading" by the market town's MP.

    Peterborough Today - News Feed 2010

  • A CONTROVERSIAL documentary which set out to lift the lid on immigration's impact on Wisbech has been slammed as "jaundiced" and "misleading" by the market town's MP.

    Peterborough Today - News Feed 2010

  • A CONTROVERSIAL documentary which set out to lift the lid on immigration's impact on Wisbech has been slammed as "jaundiced" and "misleading" by the market town's MP.

    Peterborough Today - News Feed 2010

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