envieux

envious, jealous

adjective ahn-VYUH Rare

Usage Note

Envieux means feeling envy toward someone who has something you want; the feminine form is envieuse. The related noun envie covers both 'envy' and 'desire/craving' in French. Faire des envieux ('to make people envious') is a common idiomatic phrase.

Examples

"Elle le regardait d'un oeil envieux."

Natural Translation

She looked at him with an envious eye.

Literal Translation

She him looked-at with an eye envious.

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