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invidious
What does invidious mean?
invidious (adjective): containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use invidious in a sentence?
- Invidious comparisons. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce invidious?
/ɪnˈvɪdiəs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does invidious come from?
Borrowed from Latin invidiōsus, from invidia (“envy, ill will”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of invidious?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “invidious” mean?
increasing gradually by regular degrees or additions
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unable for both to exist or be true at the same time
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lacking something essential; often construed with in
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containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice
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Which word is closest in meaning to “invidious”?
claustrophobic
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indiscriminate
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discriminatory
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transcendental
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