She does have a favourite among her children, but she thinks it would be invidious to say which.
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Invidious
/ɪnˈvɪdi.əs/
Synonyms for "invidious" (67 found)
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detractorydistrustfulenviousenvyinggreengreen with envygreen with jealousygreen-eyedgrudgingharmfulhatefulhorn-madiniquitous
Adjective(7 words)
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6 entriesenvy based epithetenvy provoking descriptorenvy related descriptorjealousy inducing descriptorpejorative descriptorunfair comparator
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5 entriesinvidious comparisoninvidious distinctioninvidious policyinvidious rumorinvidious task
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2 entriesmore invidiousmost invidious
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2 entriesSample sentences
11 total sentences available.
She does have a favourite among her children, but she thinks it'd be invidious to say which one it is.
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The diplomat's assertion of the primacy of his nation's interests was seen as an invidious act by his nation's rivals.
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To think highly of ourselves in comparison with others, to assume by our own authority that precedence which none is willing to grant, must be always invidious and offensive; […]
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