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Meaning of 'invidious' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Invidious [ a.]
- Envious; malignant.
- Worthy of envy; desirable; enviable.
- Likely to incur or produce ill will, or to provoke envy; hateful; as, invidious distinctions.

Meaning of 'invidious' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . invidious [ s]
Meaning (1):
- containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice
Example in sentence:
  • discriminatory attitudes and practices;
  • invidious comparisons

Nearby Words:

invade invaded invader invading invaginate invaginated invagination invalescence invaletudinary invalid

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