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invidious  


      adj  
1    incurring or tending to arouse resentment, unpopularity, etc.  
an invidious task     
2    (of comparisons or distinctions) unfairly or offensively discriminating  
3    Obsolete   grudging; envious  
     (C17: from Latin invidiosus full of envy, from invidia envy)  
♦   invidiously      adv  
♦   invidiousness      n  
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invidious     
discriminatory, envious     (obsolete)   hateful, obnoxious, odious, offensive, repugnant, slighting, undesirable  
  
Antonyms     
   benevolent, desirable, generous, gratifying, kind, pleasant, pleasing  

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