enviously

[US]/'enviəsli/
[UK]/ˈ ɛnvɪəslɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv.in a manner showing a desire for someone else's possessions or qualities

Example Sentences

look enviously at someone's new car

enviously eyeing their neighbor's garden

speak enviously of others' success

enviously watching someone's vacation photos

feel enviously towards a colleague's promotion

enviously admiring a friend's fashion sense

be enviously jealous of a classmate's talent

enviously coveting a neighbor's luxurious lifestyle

watch enviously as others receive recognition

sigh enviously at the success of a rival

Real-world Examples

How did she keep her eyes that way, thought Scarlett, looking at her enviously.

Source: Gone with the Wind

“We’ve never been allowed in, ” said Ron enviously.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Selected Edition

" He must have been a good tailor, " said the Scarecrow, somewhat enviously.

Source: The Wonderful Adventures of Oz: The Pumpkin Man

Nejdanov turned towards her and looked at her enviously, with a tender light in his eyes.

Source: The Virgin Land (Part 2)

Faced with imminently rising payments, you might be looking enviously at those who need never worry about them.

Source: Economist Finance and economics

'Think of all the free stuff he'll be getting too! ' another boy said enviously. 'A lifetime supply! '

Source: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

But not Mongolia, the president added, rather enviously, that nation doesn't have the suffix stan, and yet foreigners, he said, are so interested in Mongolia.

Source: BBC Listening February 2014 Collection

The McLure girls' booth was inconspicuous, as Mrs. Merriwether had said, and there were long intervals when no one came to their corner and Scarlett had nothing to do but look enviously on the happy throng.

Source: Gone with the Wind

In our abject moods, we look enviously at those who are presently riding high while failing to consider the hundreds, even millions, of those who have endured destinies ever bit as cruel as our own.

Source: Selected English short passages

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