Definition of Envy

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ENVY noun

	Emulation adapted to the meanest capacity.

		definition from: *The Devil's Dictionary* by Ambrose Bierce, 1911

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Regular definition:

ENVY:
?env? n. & v. --n. (pl. -ies) 1 a feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by another's better fortune etc. 2 the object or ground of this feeling (their house is the envy of the neighbourhood). --v.tr. (-ies, -ied) feel envy of (a person, circumstances, etc.) (I envy you your position). øøenvier n. [ME f. OF envie f. L invidia f. invidere envy (as IN-(1), videre see)]

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