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invidious
[ in-vid-ee-uhs ]
adjective
- calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense; hateful:
invidious remarks.
- offensively or unfairly discriminating; injurious:
invidious comparisons.
- causing or tending to cause animosity, resentment, or envy:
an invidious honor.
- Obsolete. envious.
invidious
/ ɪnˈvɪdɪəs /
adjective
- incurring or tending to arouse resentment, unpopularity, etc
an invidious task
- (of comparisons or distinctions) unfairly or offensively discriminating
- obsolete.grudging; envious
Derived Forms
- inˈvidiousness, noun
- inˈvidiously, adverb
Other Words From
- in·vidi·ous·ly adverb
- in·vidi·ous·ness noun
- nonin·vidi·ous adjective
- nonin·vidi·ous·ly adverb
- nonin·vidi·ous·ness noun
- unin·vidi·ous adjective
- unin·vidi·ous·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of invidious1
Word History and Origins
Origin of invidious1
Example Sentences
Can we find a way to prevent invidious discrimination without subjecting ourselves to government-enforced ideologies?
Tevi Troy eschews any invidious mention of right-of-center think tanks in his critique.
The drive toward nihilism is invidious, and it adds a substantial layer of risk to the financial world and markets.
Unfortunately, the yoke of the foreigner came in more invidious guise.
It is, therefore, (p. 224) a matter of individual taste, and further comparisons would be invidious and perhaps unjust.
There was little indeed to be amused at here except his choice of the particular invidious name.
Several exceptions must be understood; but to select them would be invidious.
That invidious task they leave to the unsuccessful novelists.
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