envysome en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Old French enviebor. Middle English envie English envy Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English envysome From envy + -some.
Meanings
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Characterised or marked by envy; envious.
If she can also claim, as the Hackensack creature can, that Charles Livingston Bull, the illustrator, did her portrait, she may take an envysome position on the alley fence at midnight or any other time, and her right will be undisputed.
1929, Nature Magazine, volumes 13-14:I'm going to show 'em to Molly anyway. Won 't she be envysome?
1913, Helen Gaylord, Luzetta R. Sanders, Cora A. Sanders, The Pokeyville Rally:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most envysome | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more envysome | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| envisome | alternative | lexicographic |