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Definition of Invidiously
1. Adverb. In a manner arousing resentment.
Definition of Invidiously
1. Adverb. In an invidious manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Invidiously
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Invidiously
Literary usage of Invidiously
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Our Recent Actors: Being Recollections Critical, And, in Many Instances by Westland Marston (1888)
"... Neilson— Occasionally offended with her patrons—Her visit with her husband to
America—invidiously treated by the press there — Enthusiastic reception on ..."
2. Men of the Time: Biographical Sketches of Eminent Living Characters ... Also by Alaric Alexander Watts (1856)
"... the few line-engravers of real eminence who was willing to accept the invidiously
restricted honour to which the Academy was, until last year, confined. ..."
3. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin, William Temple Franklin, William Duane (1834)
"On the subject of the disputes so misrepresentation by simple and conclusive
reasoning. invidiously mentioned in the pretended news, it was shown that they ..."
4. Men of the Time: Biographical Sketches of Eminent Living Characters ... Also (1859)
"... Associate-Engraver of the Academy in 1843 ; he being one of the few line-engravers
of real eminence who was willing to accept the invidiously restricted ..."
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