in·vid·i·ous ( n-vd  - s)
adj.
1. Tending to rouse ill will, animosity, or resentment: invidious accusations.
2. Containing or implying a slight; discriminatory: invidious distinctions.
3. Envious.
[From Latin invidi
 sus, envious, hostile, from invidia, envy; see envy.]
in·vid
i·ous·ly adv.
in·vid
i·ous·ness n. |
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Though I'm a pacifist, I was proud of Willie when he got in a fight with a classmate who made invidious comments about gay people.
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