invejoso

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the older envejoso, from Latin invidiōsus (adapted to modern Portuguese invejo). By surface analysis, inveja + -oso.

Adjective

invejoso (feminine invejosa, masculine plural invejosos, feminine plural invejosas, comparable, comparative mais invejoso, superlative o mais invejoso or invejosíssimo, metaphonic)

  1. envious

Derived terms

Further reading

  • invejoso” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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