enviousness

Example Sentences

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"Do not give way to the enviousness of your sister's lot," he admonished her, very grave, in his deep voice.

From Nostromo, a Tale of the Seaboard by Conrad, Joseph

It is they who seem to have the enviousness, to be torn with desire to get what isn't theirs.

From Christine by Cholmondeley, Alice

Turning I left the rose unto her pride,   The lily to her enviousness, And soon upon the grassy ground espied   A daisy all companionless.

From The Poems of William Watson by Watson, William

Mr. Hooker was apparently examining the elegant furniture and luxurious accommodation with his usual resentful enviousness.

From Clarence by Harte, Bret

"It's nothing but enviousness," he said in a lowered tone, which had a stimulating effect upon my wearied hearing.

From Falk A Reminiscence by Conrad, Joseph