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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.