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Meaning of 'jealous'
Meaning of 'jealous' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Jealous 
[ a.]
- Zealous; solicitous; vigilant; anxiously watchful. [ a.]- Apprehensive; anxious; suspiciously watchful.
- Exacting exclusive devotion; intolerant of rivalry.
- Disposed to suspect rivalry in matters of interest and affection; apprehensive regarding the motives of possible rivals, or the fidelity of friends; distrustful; having morbid fear of rivalry in love or preference given to another; painfully suspicious of the faithfulness of husband, wife, or lover.
Meaning of 'jealous' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. jealous [ s]
[ s]Meaning (1):
- suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival
- suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival
Example in sentence:
- a jealous lover
Meaning (2):
- showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
- showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
Example in sentence:
- envious of their art collection;
- he was never covetous before he met her;
- jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions
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