invidious

  • 21invidious — UK [ɪnˈvɪdɪəs] / US adjective likely to cause problems, for example by offending people or making them feel you have not treated them fairly invidious comparisons/choices/decisions …

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  • 22invidious — in•vid•i•ous [[t]ɪnˈvɪd i əs[/t]] adj. 1) calculated to create ill will; causing resentment or envy 2) offensively or unfairly discriminating; injurious: invidious comparisons[/ex] 3) Obs. envious • Etymology: 1600–10; < L invidiōsus, der. of… …

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  • 23Invidious Dominion — Álbum de Malevolent Creation Publicación 24 de agosto de 2010 Género(s) Death metal Duración 35:59 …

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  • 24invidious discrimination — Term invidious in context of claim that difference in treatment amounts to invidious discrimination in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment, means arbitrary, irrational and not reasonably related to a legitimate purpose. Eaton v. State, Del.,… …

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  • 25invidious discrimination — Term invidious in context of claim that difference in treatment amounts to invidious discrimination in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment, means arbitrary, irrational and not reasonably related to a legitimate purpose. Eaton v. State, Del.,… …

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  • 26invidious — Synonyms and related words: abhorrent, abominable, baleful, begrudging, bitchy, bitter, calumnious, covetous, cussed, defamatory, desirous of, detestable, detracting, detractory, distrustful, envious, envying, green, green with envy, green with… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 27invidious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. hateful, offensive; unfair, injurious; mean[ spirited]. See hate, injustice, malevolence. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. injurious, discriminatory, repugnant, odious; see harmful , offensive 2 , unfair …

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  • 28invidious — see ENVY …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 29invidious — in·vid·i·ous || ɪn vɪdɪəs adj. offensive, discriminatory; causing resentment, hateful …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 30invidious — [ɪn vɪdɪəs] adjective unacceptable, unfair, and likely to arouse resentment or anger in others. Derivatives invidiously adverb invidiousness noun Origin C17: from L. invidiosus, from invidia (see envy) …

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