'Envied' definitions:
Definition of 'Envied'
From: GCIDE
- Envy \En"vy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Envied; p. pr. & vb. n. Envying.] [F. envier.]
- 1. To feel envy at or towards; to be envious of; to have a feeling of uneasiness or mortification in regard to (any one), arising from the sight of another's excellence or good fortune and a longing to possess it. [1913 Webster]
- A woman does not envy a man for his fighting courage, nor a man a woman for her beauty. --Collier. [1913 Webster]
- Whoever envies another confesses his superiority. --Rambler. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To feel envy on account of; to have a feeling of grief or repining, with a longing to possess (some excellence or good fortune of another, or an equal good fortune, etc.); to look with grudging upon; to begrudge. [1913 Webster]
- I have seen thee fight, When I have envied thy behavior. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Jeffrey . . . had actually envied his friends their cool mountain breezes. --Froude. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To long after; to desire strongly; to covet. [1913 Webster]
- Or climb his knee the envied kiss to share. --T. Gray. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To do harm to; to injure; to disparage. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- If I make a lie To gain your love and envy my best mistress, Put me against a wall. --J. Fletcher. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To hate. [Obs.] --Marlowe. [1913 Webster]
- 6. To emulate. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]