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Jealous

adjective
/ˈdʒɛləs/
Word Frequency: 5.5

Definitions

1.adjectiveSuspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections; suspicious of a lover's or spouse's fidelity.
2.adjectiveProtective, zealously guarding, careful in the protection of something one has or appreciates.
"For you must not worship any other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jehovah, is a jealous God. —Exodus 34:14 (NET)"
3.adjectiveEnvious; feeling resentful or angered toward someone for a perceived advantage or success, material or otherwise.
4.adjectiveSuspecting, suspicious.

Synonyms

enviousdistrustfuloverjealousdesirouscovetousgreen-eyedjealousyenvyzealousprotectivepossessivebegrudging

Rhymes With

zealousoverzealoustrellispelissefelisfellasbruxellesbellis
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