jealous feeling unhappy because someone has something that you want and cannot have:
Maybe he's jealous because I got the job and he didn't.
Sharon had always been jealous of her sister's long blonde hair.
envious especially written wishing that you had something nice or special that someone else has:
When I saw the garden, I was really envious.
She knew she was beautiful and enjoyed the envious looks of other women.
green with envy very envious:
You'll be green with envy when you see their new house.
covetous formal having a very strong desire to have something that someone else has:
The King was a covetous and grasping man.

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green with envy
wishing very much that you had what someone else has.
Sharon's going off to the south of France for three weeks and we're all green with envy.

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green with envy
to be very jealous, to be full of envy
I was green with envy when I heard that my cousin would be going to London for a week.

The little girl was green with envy when she saw her friend's new bicycle.

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green with envy
adj. phr. Very jealous; full of envy.
Alice's girlfriends were green with envy when they saw her new dress.
The other boys were green with envy when Joe bought a second-hand car.
Compare: GREEN-EYED MONSTER.

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