01 a. Envious; malignant.
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Envious; malignant.[Obs.]
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2.
Worthy of envy; desirable; enviable.[Obs.]“Such a person appeareth in a far more honorable and invidious state than any prosperous man.” — Barrow.
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3.
Likely to or intended to incur or produce ill will, or to provoke envy or resentment; hateful; offensive; as, invidious distinctions.“Agamemnon found it an invidious affair to give the preference to any one of the Grecian heroes.” — Broome.