jealous
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,499 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,809 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages also: covetous, envious he was never covetous before he met herjealous of his success and covetous of his possessions
- suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival also: green-eyed, overjealous a jealous lover
jealous in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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I'm only human, I can't help, at the bottom of my heart, still being a little jealous of this Audrey Blake.
The Little Nugget · P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse · Chapter 1
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A smart fellow in his profession, crafty as a fox, and jealous of his chief, whose abilities he held in light estimation.
The Lerouge Case · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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All he knew was that the face was that of a man, and this was quite enough to make him madly jealous.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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Jealous of men's happiness, Perdlugssuaq, the Great Evil, brought sickness; he struck men on the hunt, on the seas, in the mountains.
The Eternal Maiden · T. Everett (Thomas Everett) Harré · Chapter 1
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Of course, I ought to have been very jealous and angry, I am sure, but I could not feel the least emotion.
The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel · Elinor Glyn · Chapter 1