Invidiousness

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Invidious \In*vid"i*ous\, a. [L. invidiosus, fr. invidia envy.
     See {Envy}, and cf. {Envious}.]
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     1. Envious; malignant. [Obs.] --Evelyn.
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     2. Worthy of envy; desirable; enviable. [Obs.]
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              Such a person appeareth in a far more honorable and
              invidious state than any prosperous man. --Barrow.
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     3. Likely to or intended to incur or produce ill will, or to
        provoke envy or resentment; hateful; offensive; as,
        invidious distinctions.
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              Agamemnon found it an invidious affair to give the
              preference to any one of the Grecian heroes.
                                                    --Broome.
        -- {In*vid"i*ous*ly}, adv. -- {In*vid"i*ous*ness}, n.
        Invigilance