jealously

adverb

Definition of jealouslynext
as in enviously

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Recent Examples of jealously From France’s prime minister to five candidates for president, much of the French political establishment took part in the Catholic ceremony, a striking display of reverence from a country that jealously guards its secular identity. — Mark Landler, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2026 These harems will be jealously guarded by the herd bull for the duration of the rut. — Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026 These secrets and symbols – once jealously guarded – are now readily available to anyone interested in taking up witchcraft, thanks to an explosion of content online. — Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026 The fact that even this interim step is so contentious is a testament to how jealously Icelanders guard their independence. — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2026 Ironically, Hugging Face had to rely on a free Chinese AI model to thwart this attack – because OpenAI and US rivals jealously guard their own. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 2 Aug. 2026 His new films taps into the mood in his native Russia in 2022 with a twist-laden tale of privilege, betrayal, jealously, primordial survival instinct and compromise in a Russian provincial city. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 May 2026 Somewhere, Archie is seething with jealously. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 1 May 2026 Our humanities departments must contend, often jealously, for the same small corps of students willing to major in English or classics or religion and forgo the certainty of a lucrative first job. — Dan Chiasson, The New York Review of Books, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jealously
  1. enviously
  2. bitterly
  3. resentfully
  4. vindictively
  5. venomously
  6. ruthlessly
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  • But what is a resort collection, or cruise as it’s sometimes called, other than an enviously Instagrammable trip?
    — Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2026
  • To put that further into context, Wrexham looked up enviously at all three for a decade from non-League until winning promotion in 2023.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Definition of enviously
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  • The country is already bitterly divided, with far-left and far-right parties leading opinion polls ahead of presidential elections next year.
    — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Although the father of the proposal, Dave Regan, is the president of a union, the labor movement is bitterly divided over the effort.
    — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of bitterly
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  • Pacino had to leap and, eventually, resentfully, stand on a chair to spray-paint over the bank’s cameras.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
  • In a blowup argument, Ethan resentfully calls James’ privilege a deficiency that prevents him from understanding more difficult lives.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of resentfully
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  • Comey has alleged he is being vindictively and selectively prosecuted, which the Justice Department has denied.
    — Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The sponsors are vindictively threatening to punish the people of Colorado for daring to vote and act democratically.
    — DP Opinion, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
Definition of vindictively
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  • In its bleakest moments, the novel suggests that the ordeal of being gay in a venomously bigoted society negates its bounty.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The pundits feasted on her neutrality, most venomously Megyn Kelly, who called her a coward.
    — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of venomously
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  • Reduce Low-Value Meetings And Administrative Burdens Prioritize ruthlessly.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Both ruthlessly practical decisions had creative consequences in the series’ futures.
    — Neil Oseman, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of ruthlessly

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“Jealously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jealously. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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