jealous
adjective
jeal·ous
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Definition of jealous
1
: hostile toward a rival or one believed to enjoy an advantage : envious
His success made his old friends jealous. They were jealous of his success.
2a
: intolerant of rivalry or unfaithfulness
jealous of the slightest interference in household management— Havelock Ellis
b
: disposed to suspect rivalry or unfaithfulness
a jealous husband
3
: vigilant in guarding a possession
new colonies were jealous of their new independence— Scott Buchanan
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Examples of jealous in a Sentence
His success has made some of his old friends jealous.
She became very jealous whenever he talked to other women.
He was in a jealous rage.
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Recent Examples on the Web
His friends point out that journalists can be especially jealous when one of their own so wildly succeeds. — Amy Chozick, New York Times, "With âTalking to Strangers,â Malcolm Gladwell Goes Dark," 30 Aug. 2019 No doubt those with children at the park, especially those dealing with challenging temperaments, could on occasion be jealous of those enjoying the theme park without children. — Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com, "Angry momâs Disney rant raises debate: kids vs. no kids," 29 July 2019 The large, legacy aerospace contractors are also jealous of their funding and influence. — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, "Half a century after Apollo, why havenât we been back to the Moon?," 19 July 2019 Prosecutors described Grimes as jealous and possessive, a man angry at being disrespected in front of his friends by a woman. — Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, "Man sentenced to life in prison for shooting, killing his girlfriend after argument," 19 July 2019 Prosecutors argued Grewal wanted to be in control and was jealous. — Lauren Castle, azcentral, "Avtar Grewal guilty of killing wife in Ahwatukee in 2007, jury finds," 15 July 2019 The amount of new infrastructure for entrepreneurship built over the past decade is amazing; Just about any other city in the world would rightly be jealous. — Scott Kirsner, BostonGlobe.com, "Boston-area startups never have to go it alone, but more could be done to support them," 9 June 2019 The footguards, who had long been jealous of the prerogatives and insolence of the Praetorian cavalry, embraced the party of the people. — Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, "Crowder Isnât a Threat to Public Safety," 6 June 2019 And this girl, who's serving us so much princess realness, even Meghan Markle is jealous. — Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, "Teens Are DIYing $40 Fashion Nova Dresses to Prom and the Looks Are Legit STUNNING," 29 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'jealous.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for jealous
jealous
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of jealous
: feeling or showing an unhappy or angry desire to have what someone else has
: feeling or showing unhappiness or anger because you think that someone you love (such as your husband or wife) likes or is liked by someone else
somewhat formal
: very concerned about protecting or keeping something
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jealous
adjective
jeal·ous
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Kids Definition of jealous
1
: feeling anger because of the belief that a loved one might be unfaithful
a jealous husband
2
: feeling a mean anger toward someone because he or she is more successful
3
: careful sense 1, watchful
We are jealous of our rights.
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