jaundiced

[ jawn-dist, jahn- ]

adjective

1. affected with or colored by or as if by jaundice:

   jaundiced skin.

2. affected with or exhibiting prejudice, as from envy or resentment:

   a jaundiced viewpoint.

   Synonyms: jealous, envious, resentful

Word History and Origins

Origin of jaundiced¹

First recorded in 1630–40; jaundice + -ed ³

Example Sentences

The second is that people’s feelings about the economy reflect their political leanings: Many Republicans, disregarding their own strong personal finances, have a jaundiced view of the economy under Democratic President Biden.

From Los Angeles Times

Rather than an economy producing opportunity for all, and a politics organized to address the public’s most urgent problems and concerns, many Americans have become jaundiced and cynical.

From Salon

The proposed legislation is aimed at improving cat welfare, but some jaundiced city residents need convincing.

From BBC

The disorder makes patients jaundiced, feverish, and dangerously low on vitamins crucial for a healthy pregnancy.

From Salon

Set entirely in France, it features well-heeled, loquacious narcissists who circle one another in a comic-dramatic story that touches on existential worries and folds in lightly jaundiced observations about life.

From New York Times