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- adjective Obsolete spelling of
envious .
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Examples
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For thei ben not proude ne coveytous ne envyous ne wrathefulle ne glotouns ne leccherous; ne thei don to no man other wise than thei wolde that other men diden to hem: and in this poynt, thei fullefillen the 10 commandementes of God: and thei zive no charge of aveer ne of ricchesse: and thei lye not, ne thei swere not, for non occasioun; but thei seyn symply, ze and nay.
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For thei ben not proude ne coveytous ne envyous ne wrathefulle ne glotouns ne leccherous; ne thei don to no man other wise than thei wolde that other men diden to hem: and in this poynt, thei fullefillen the 10 commandementes of God: and thei zive no charge of aveer ne of ricchesse: and thei lye not, ne thei swere not, for non occasioun; but thei seyn symply, ze and nay.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Greatly esteemed of her betters; misliked of none unless of the envyous.
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Greatly esteemed of her betters; misliked of none unless of the envyous.
The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon Washington Irving 1821
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looking at your pictures, you seem to live in a bot of a showhouse - very envyous... you've seen baby max and probably can imagine that our place is a complete mess at any time of day! i am just wondering now: why on earth have you got the firplace going at the height of summer? it must be pretty warm in melbourne already, isn't it?
Espresso chocolate cupcakes Niki 2004
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Doesn’t that just make us old iPod Owners so envyous of getting one back then.
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - I am officially in love. 2005
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(and yes, Im envyous of Summer and her soundtrack).
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