jealously
/ˈdʒeləsli/JEH-luh-slee
/ˈdʒɛləsli/JEH-luh-slee
Meaningin a jealous way
Common meaning: with envy
Other meanings: protectively
- jealfervent emulation; ardourLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 343 · scan
- ousadjective ending: full of, having
- lyadverb ending: in a way
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from jealous + -ly.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), JEALOUS, p.306 · scan
Roots
- ζῆλος Greek “fervent emulation; ardour”
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