Welcome to another astounding episode of Word Woman's Weekly Work-Out! The time for summer reading is fast approaching, so stretch your synapses with a good book or two! Now, let's get started with the Word of the Week:
Invidious:
Pronunciation: in-'vi-dE-&s
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin invidiosus envious, invidious, from invidia envy -- more at ENVY
1 : tending to cause discontent, animosity, or envy
2 : ENVIOUS
3 a : of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : OBNOXIOUS
b : of a kind to cause harm or resentment
- in·vid·i·ous·ly adverb - in·vid·i·ous·ness noun
-- "invidious." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2009. Merriam-Webster Online. 22 May 2009
Example: Clifford's invidious comments created tension between himself and his co-workers.
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