English-Dutch translations for envious

• jaloers
  Heel wat landen kunnen jaloers zijn op zulke cijfers. Many countries would be envious of these statistics.
• afgunstig
  Wij vinden ze vaak voornaam en nogal onverschillig, maar eigenlijk zijn wij meestal gewoon afgunstig. We often find them self-satisfied and overly correct, but as a rule we are, of course, just envious.
  Wij konden alleen maar afgunstig toekijken hoe vroegere conflicten door economische samenwerking werden overwonnen. Our only option was to look on enviously as past conflicts were overcome by means of economic cooperation.
• nijdig
• wangunstig

Definition of envious

• Feeling or exhibiting envy; jealously desiring the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging
• Excessively careful; cautious
• Malignant; mischievous; spiteful
• Inspiring envy

Examples

• an envious man, disposition, or attack; envious tongues

Related words

• enviously
• enviousness
• envious person
• be envious of