[Obs.]. --Barrow. He was grateful, of course, but still he could not hide his disappointment in not being allowed to accompany me, which was evidenced by an invidious comparison he drew between the ceiling of the Sikorsky and that of the old crate, as he had affectionately dubbed the great torpedolike rocket that was to bear me out into space in a few hours. provoke envy or resentment; hateful; offensive; as, The Protestants of France, of Germany, and of Britain, who asserted with such intrepid courage their civil and religious freedom, have been insulted by the invidious comparison between the conduct of the primitive and of the reformed Christians. a. 1640s, "the making of distinctions, act of observing or marking a difference," from Late Latin discriminationem (nominative discriminatio), noun of action from past-participle stem of discriminare "to divide, separate" (see discriminate (v.)). --Broome. Related: Invidiously; invidiousness. containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice; "discriminatory attitudes and practices"; "invidious comparisons" [syn: discriminatory]. This page was last edited on 24 October 2020, at 03:32. For which reason the antients used, on such occasions, to sacrifice to the goddess Nemesis, a deity who was thought by them to look with an invidious eye on human felicity, and to have a peculiar delight in overturning it. invidious (adj.) -- In*vid"i*ous*ly, adv. Related: Discriminated. ▪ Washington hurried dutifully to her side as befitted his lover's status, then remembered his, ▪ This obviously places any nominee director in an. He found the invidious accusations of his fellow Bashkir almost as risible as their prevarications. 1640s, "the making of distinctions, act of observing or marking a difference," from Late Latin discriminationem (nominative discriminatio), noun of action from past-participle stem of discriminare "to divide, separate" (see discriminate (v.)). Boranova had pointed it out with obvious pride and Morrison had refrained from making invidious comparisons with the United States, where electroluminescence was widespread.
invidia envy. She was off on a mission for General Cracken, a mission to see if she could discover the location of the Invidious so we could put an end to Leonia Tavira's raids. See more. (of a distinction) Offensively or unfairly discriminating. One more variation on Herbert's basic theme, the necessity for communication, The Santaroga Barrier has been praised by many college students who are overly aware of the invidious consequences of the lack of understanding: alienation, anomy, despair. Envious. About five thousand types of virus are known, and between them they afflict us with many hundreds of diseases, ranging from the flu and common cold to those that are most invidious to human well-being: smallpox, rabies, yellow fever, ebola, polio, and the human immunodeficiency virus, the source of AIDS. Envious … invidious state than any prosperous man. 1620s, "distinguish from something else or from each other, observe or mark the differences between," from Latin discriminatus, past participle of discriminare "to divide, separate," from discrimen (genitive discriminis) "interval, distinction, difference," derived noun from discernere "to separate, set apart, divide, distribute; distinguish, perceive," from dis- "off, away" (see dis-) + cernere "distinguish, separate, sift" (from PIE root *krei- "to sieve," thus "discriminate, distinguish"). Such a person appeareth in a far more honorable and invidious distinctions.
[L. invidiosus, fr. Or does he not perceive, that these topics are easily retorted, and that Anthropomorphite is an appellation as invidious, and implies as dangerous consequences, as the epithet of Mystic, with which he has honoured us? Meaning "discernment" is from 1814. ], Worthy of envy; desirable; enviable. -- In*vid"i*ous*ness, n. c.1600, from Latin invidiosus "full of envy, envious," from invidia "envy, grudge, jealousy, ill will" (see envy). invidious (comparative more invidious, superlative most invidious), Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary, causing ill will towards the actor; causing offense, causing envy or ill will towards the possessor, archaic/obsolete: detestable; hateful; odious, https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=invidious&oldid=60925957, English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weyd-, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. 1 (context of a distinction English) offensively or unfairly discriminate 2 (context of an action or task English) causing ill will towards the actor; causing offense. It forbids all invidious discrimination but does not require identical treatment for all persons without recognition of differences in relevant circumstances. See Envy, and cf. The adverse sense, "make invidious distinctions prejudicial to a class of persons" (usually based on race or color) is first recorded 1866 in American English. ("Invidious" descends from "invidia" by way of the Latin adjective invidiosus, meaning "envious, whereas "envy… Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary. Despite reeling distress, he turned aside, left the invidious snags without giving way. Likely to or intended to incur or produce ill will, or to Both are descendants of "invidia," the Latin word for "envy," which in turn comes from invidēre, meaning "to look askance at or "to envy." His hindbrain gibbered with warning at that invidious, pervasive whiff of smoke and the stench of brimstone. The buildings had been magnificently restored to their former luster by a host of Kundalan craftsfolk, much to the invidious talk of the other Bashkir families. invidious (comparative more invidious, superlative most invidious) Causing ill will, envy, or offense. preference to any one of the Grecian heroes. Borrowed from Latin invidiōsus, from invidia (“envy, ill will”), from in- (“upon”) + videō (“I see”). Most of all, [Poes] own Imp of the Perverse so arranged the history of his career that his literary executor was his most invidious enemy, the Reverend Rufus W. The enormous backlog of similar incidents, manfully swallowed or overlooked for any number of logical reasons, swept aside every consideration except to put as much distance between himself and his invidious position, his too reasonable and conscientious guardian and the obnoxious group of people who mistook daily intimacy for license. invidious. Agamemnon found it an invidious affair to give the Doublet of envious, from Old French. Invidious definition, calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense; hateful: invidious remarks. Sense of "making invidious distinctions prejudicial to a class of persons" (usually based on race or color) is from 1866 in American English in the language of Reconstruction. Invidious \In*vid"i*ous\, a. 3 (context of a thing English) causing envy or ill will towards the possessor 4 envious, jealous 5 (context obsolete English) hateful; odious; detestable, adj. (obsolete) Envious, jealous. Positive sense remains in discriminating. It forbids all invidious discrimination but does not require identical treatment for all persons without recognition of differences in relevant circumstances. c. 1600, from Latin invidiosus "full of envy, envious" (also "exciting hatred, hateful"), from invidia "envy, grudge, jealousy, ill will" (see envy (n.)).