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    Invidious , a. [L. invidiosus, fr. invidia envy. See Envy, and cf. Envious.]
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    1. Envious; malignant. [Obs.]
      Evelyn.

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    2. Worthy of envy; desirable; enviable. [Obs.]
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      Such a person appeareth in a far more honorable and invidious state than any prosperous man.
      Barrow.

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    3. Likely to or intended to incur or produce ill will, or to provoke envy or resentment; hateful; offensive; as, invidious distinctions.
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      Agamemnon found it an invidious affair to give the preference to any one of the Grecian heroes.
      Broome.
      -- In*vid"i*ous*ly, adv. -- In*vid"i*ous*ness, n.